body roll

noun

: the side-to-side leaning movement of a turning vehicle

Body roll occurs as a vehicle pitches from side to side in the manner of a yacht on a troubled sea. It can be unnerving. And if the swaying motion is violent enough, it can contribute to loss of vehicle control.

—Warren Brown

Examples of body roll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

New suspension, using Reiger shock dampers, helps to manage weight transfer and body roll, while absorbing all but the worst road surfaces with the kind of comfortable, cushiony float that only optimal valve tuning can produce. —Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025

There is a body roll, and the steering feedback is numb. —Michael Harley, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

On-road driving feels about the same, with perhaps less body roll than before—our RAV4 hasn’t turned into a desert racing machine, but getting to the trailhead is now a lot more pleasant. —Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024

While this burly Ford was no sports car, body roll was nicely planted for its stature on twisty Malibu canyon roads. —Peter Nelson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for body roll

• amphibole
• asystole
• buttonhole
• casserole
• centriole
• decontrol
• glycerol
• metropole
• monopole
• multipole
• omeprazole
• oriole