roll-off

American  

[rohl-awf, -of] / ˈroʊlˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

noun

1. Electronics. the rate of loss or attenuation of a signal beyond a certain frequency.

2. Aeronautics. the tendency of an airplane to lower one wing under varying conditions of flight.

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roll off British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) electronics to exhibit gradually reduced response at the upper or lower ends of the working frequency range

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Etymology

Origin of roll-off

Noun use of verb phrase roll off

Example Sentences

Take for instance roll-on roll-off ferries that typically carry passengers, trucks and cargo, but are now built to defense standards and train with the military.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Ports in Charleston, Jacksonville, Fla., Newark and Norfolk, Va., can also handle roll-on, roll-off ships.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Months later, an inspector saw an Eco Waste Solutions truck deposit a roll-off container on the Cheverly property.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

But the Levelling Up grant for a new a new roll-on, roll-off service for Fair Isle is not just a ferry, it's a lifeline.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2023

Every fiddler, flute-player, drummer, and curlecued horn-man in Europe has been brought over here to thunder-out and roll-off billows of sound for people to pay for and wonder at.

From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)