Showing results for roll cage. Search instead for roll cake.

roll cage

American

noun

a system of metal bars fitted around the seating area of a vehicle, especially a racing car, to prevent the occupants from being crushed if the vehicle rolls over.

Etymology

Origin of roll cage

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

roll cage

It twisted and busted the support bars in Larson’s Chevrolet’s roll cage.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

Weiss added a roll cage, a seat harness, bigger fuel injectors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2021

His car sustained significant damage to its protective roll cage, but it appeared the structure had held up sufficiently to give Newman some protection.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2020

Mills’ head smashed into a side bar on his roll cage, leaving a noticeable black smear on his helmet that is still visible today.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2016

It has no roof, just a roll cage, and looks similar to the regular Miata except that all the creature comforts have been removed, replaced by a fire extinguisher and five-point harness.

From The Verge ● Apr. 26, 2016

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023