Electronics. the rate of loss or attenuation of a signal beyond a certain frequency.
Aeronautics. the tendency of an airplane to lower one wing under varying conditions of flight.
Noun use of verb phrase roll off
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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
Automobiles are transported in vessels known as 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
The largest single grant, of £27m, has been guaranteed for a new roll-on, roll-off ferry for Fair Isle.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2023
It will be the height of divarshin to see the roll-off they’ll get below there at the foot of the hill....”
From Humours of Irish Life by Various
Langtree-Marsh said although the name "doesn't exactly roll off the tongue", she was happy the definition "moves away from focusing solely on the ovaries".
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
That is a 25% chunk of U.S. options exposure that has been creating mechanical sell orders and was due to roll off markets by March 20.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
When QE ends, term deposits would roll off unless renewed, and the balance sheet would shrink by default.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Stolz, 21, is just the latest contender to roll off the conveyor belt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
I roll off the table and sit on the bench for a second, and Kim follows me and sits next to me, and I can tell we’re both trying to look innocent and failing.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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