Definition of rollover
1
:the act or process of rolling over
2
:a motor vehicle accident in which the vehicle overturns
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Fire Protection District 7 engine was involved in a single-vehicle rollover accident Monday night (Aug. 28) in Talisheek.
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Much like HP's gaming peripheral keyboards, this one has N-key rollover on each key and no ghosting as well.
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A motorist was killed early Friday in a rollover crash in Shelby County.
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Emergency responders in Kansas City were trying to rescue the driver of a semi-truck trapped inside the rig after a rollover accident Wednesday on Interstate 70 near Interstate 435.
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A rollover crash at 5:18 p.m. on Monday injured a woman and juvenile, temporarily blocking eastbound lanes of traffic on Interstate 84, near Gowen Road.
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A police officer responding to a rollover car crash in an Indianapolis suburb on Thursday afternoon was fatally shot by a person in the wrecked car, the authorities said.
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Leann Medsker, 26, was convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter in a rollover crash that injured their father and killed a 25-year-old man in 2014.
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A 22-year-old man died early Wednesday morning in Payette County after being partially ejected and trapped in his vehicle following a rollover crash, according to a release from the Idaho State Police.
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First Known Use of rollover
1945
roll over
verb
Definition of roll over
transitive verb
1 a
:to defer payment of (an obligation)
b
:to renegotiate the terms of (a financial agreement)
2
:to place (invested funds) in a new investment of the same kind
- roll over IRA funds
First Known Use of roll over
1952
ROLLOVER Defined for English Language Learners
rollover
play
noun
Definition of rollover for English Language Learners
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: the act of delaying the payment of a debt
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: the act of placing invested money in a new investment of the same kind
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: an accident in which a car, truck, etc., turns over
Law Dictionary
rollover
play
noun
roll·over
\
ˈrōl-ˌō-vər
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legal Definition of rollover
:the act or process of rolling over
roll over
transitive verb
legal Definition of roll over
1 a
:to defer payment of (an obligation)
b
:to renegotiate the terms of (a financial agreement)
2
:to place (invested funds) in a new investment of the same kind
- roll over IRA funds
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