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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Performance upgrades included lightweight body panels, wider wheels, and anti-roll bars—a package enabling a top speed of 192 mph. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 July 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for anti-roll

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Aug. 2025.

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