anti-roll

adjective

an·​ti-roll
ˌan-tē-ˈrōl,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-roll (audio)
variants or less commonly antiroll
: designed or serving to reduce vehicular roll
an anti-roll device

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The hydraulic anti-roll can get slightly upset on bumpy roads, however, as a friend chasing me on a liter bike noted on a Malibu pullout. Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 In addition to their careful driver selection, the team shaved weight for the record bid by leaving off the car's anti-roll bars. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Sep. 2013 Things improved slightly from 1977 through 1980, with anti-roll bars added at the front and rear to aid handling, if not looks. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 May 2025 The Roadster feels much improved, despite the fact that Aston swears the spring rates and anti-roll bars are the same on both cars, though some of the variable-damper-control logic has changed. Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-roll

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-roll was in 1915

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“Anti-roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-roll. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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