barrel roll
noun
1
: an airplane maneuver in which a complete revolution about the longitudinal axis is made
2
: a usually accidental occurrence in which a vehicle rolls completely over along its longitudinal axis
If the accident is violent enough to cause a couple of barrel rolls, the car will do so, despite the flaps.—
Connie Steele
Connie Steele
barrel-roll
verb, transitive + intransitive
He once flipped a car at 225 miles per hour and barrel-rolled another at 307 mph.
—Preston Lerner
Preston Lerner
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In addition to tilt and pressure sensitivity, the Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze and delete functions to the palette along with a new barrel roll gesture and haptic vibrational feedback.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
The angles of the takeoff and landing ramps were precisely calculated so that the car would do a perfect barrel roll through the air at exactly 48 mph (78 km/h).
—Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
This man fell flat on his back, quickly did a little barrel roll thing, gathered himself and still had time to locate the ball and make a flippantly awesome catch.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The dual-launch Mack Rides racing coaster will reach a top speed of 62 miles per hour over 5,000 feet of track while navigating a barrel roll and zero-G roll.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
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Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
The angles of the takeoff and landing ramps were precisely calculated so that the car would do a perfect barrel roll through the air at exactly 48 mph (78 km/h).
—Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
This man fell flat on his back, quickly did a little barrel roll thing, gathered himself and still had time to locate the ball and make a flippantly awesome catch.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The dual-launch Mack Rides racing coaster will reach a top speed of 62 miles per hour over 5,000 feet of track while navigating a barrel roll and zero-G roll.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Barrel roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barrel%20roll. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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