rollover

noun roll·over \ ˈrōl-ˌō-vər \

|Updated on: 14 Jul 2018

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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His contact rate and rollover rate (groundballs to the pull side) were the worst of his career.

— tom verducci, SI.com, "Nine Innings: How Bryce Harper Is Trying to Revive His Season, What We Learned in the First Half and More," 9 July 2018
And the team almost lost Johan Kappelhof, the best defender in the league, in a rollover car accident on the Stevenson Expressway the other morning before practice.

— john kass, chicagotribune.com, "The road back for Chicago Fire’s de Leeuw and Mihailovic," 6 July 2018
Since Alexis' death in 2007, more than 200 people have been killed in 15-passenger vans involved in single-vehicle rollover wrecks.

— justin price, The Courier-Journal, "Child's death led family in a crusade for 15-passenger van safety," 10 May 2018
Crews responded the Donaldson Highway about 12:30 a.m. after receiving a report of a single-vehicle, rollover accident on the northbound ramp to Interstate 71/75, said Sgt.

— jennifer baker, Cincinnati.com, "Man killed in rollover crash on ramp to Interstate 71/75," 6 Feb. 2018
Armando De Dios Cruz caused the rollover accident Sunday in Haines City and fled the scene without checking on the girls, ages 13 and 6, police said, according to WFTS-Tampa Bay.

— tiffini theisen, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Florida man flees, leaving children at scene of rollover crash: police," 24 Jan. 2018
The rollover also forced the closure of the ramp from the Mass. Pike westbound to Route 128 northbound, MassDOT says.

— emily sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, "Overturned tractor-trailer shuts Route 128 north offramp to Massachusetts Turnpike," 25 June 2018
Police chases of smugglers’ vehicles often end in tragedy — in deadly collisions, fatal shootings and rollovers.

— New York Times, "Is the Border in Crisis? ‘We’re Doing Fine, Quite Frankly,’ a Border City Mayor Says," 23 June 2018
An Elgin man was killed Saturday morning in a one-car rollover crash in Campton Hills, authorities said.

— linda girardi, Elgin Courier-News, "Elgin man killed in Saturday crash," 13 May 2018

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First Known Use of rollover

1945

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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

in the meaning defined at sense 2

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ROLLOVER Defined for English Language Learners

rollover

noun

Definition of rollover for English Language Learners

: the act of delaying the payment of a debt
: the act of placing invested money in a new investment of the same kind
: an accident in which a car, truck, etc., turns over

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rollover

noun roll·over \ ˈrōl-ˌō-vər \

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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