rolloff — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Able to be rolled off (and later, rolled back onto) the bed of a flatbed truck (flatbed lorry) in a motorized way, using a winch and cable.

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • of a dumpster

   Examples

   rolloff dumpster

Noun

1. A sudden large uncommanded roll to the left or right experienced by an aircraft entering a stall, resulting from one wing stalling slightly before the other and exacerbated by the reduction in aileron control authority at high angles of attack.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   The Learjet does not possess sufficient inherent prestall buffet characteristics at low speeds to provide the pilot with a clear warning that the aircraft is stalled before it enters a flight condition from which a normal recovery cannot be accomplished. Therefore, the aircraft is equipped with an artificial stall warning system which incorporates a stickshaker and stickpusher to provide a prestall warning in order to prevent an abrupt wing rolloff. The system includes a stall vane on each side of the nose of the aircraft, two angle of attack indicators, two stall warning lights, and a computer.

2. A rolloff dumpster.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Examples

   There's so much junk to be removed that we ordered a rolloff.