Definition of Roling
Roll"ing (?), a. 1.
Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation;
turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a
rolling wheel or ball.
2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on
wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair.
3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of
surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land.
[U.S.]
Rolling bridge. See the Note under
Drawbridge. -- Rolling circle of a paddle
wheel, the circle described by the point whose velocity
equals the velocity of the ship. J. Bourne. --
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of
firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in
which they stand. -- Rolling friction, that
resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another
which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in
contact. -- Rolling mill, a mill furnished
with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it
into sheets, rails, etc. -- Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure
between revolving rollers. (b) A printing
press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. --
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant,
the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. -- Rolling
tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. R. H. Dana, Jr.
Roll"ing (?), a. 1.
Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation;
turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a
rolling wheel or ball.
2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on
wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair.
3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of
surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land.
[U.S.]
Rolling bridge. See the Note under
Drawbridge. -- Rolling circle of a paddle
wheel, the circle described by the point whose velocity
equals the velocity of the ship. J. Bourne. --
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of
firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in
which they stand. -- Rolling friction, that
resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another
which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in
contact. -- Rolling mill, a mill furnished
with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it
into sheets, rails, etc. -- Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure
between revolving rollers. (b) A printing
press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. --
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant,
the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. -- Rolling
tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. R. H. Dana, Jr.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- preparing a joint
- third person form of roll
- (often with "out"): initiating a journey or a recording
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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