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Roland
[ roh-luhnd ]
noun
- Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “land.”
Roland
/ ˈrəʊlənd /
noun
- Roland778MFrankishMISC: legendary hero the greatest of the legendary 12 peers (paladins, of whom Oliver was another) in attendance on Charlemagne; he died in battle at Roncesvalles (778 ad )
Idioms and Phrases
- a Roland for an Oliver, retaliation or a retort equal to its provocation; a blow for a blow.
Example Sentences
Roland also added a loopback function so you can play music from your smartphone while still recording video.
Much to my delight, Roland included a micro-USB-to-USB-C cable, as well as a micro-USB-to-Lightning cable, making it easy to connect to both older and new Apple and Android smartphones.
The $149 device isn’t any tougher on the pocketbook than it is on an actual cargo pants pocket but, at this price point, Roland had to make some choices about which features to include and which ones to leave out of the mix.
Roland points out—and my tests confirm—that you’ll need to use batteries if you want phantom power for your mics.
Ford eventually moved to Tulsa and married Dave Rowland, whose last name is sometimes spelled Roland or Rolland in public records.
Roland Lazenby goes far deeper in the most ambitious Jordan biography to date.
Back in Paris at Roland Garros for the French Open tennis tournament.
Mark Roland Shand was born on June 28, 1951 and was the younger brother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
Some parties, co-hosted with fellow out director Roland Emmerich, have featured more than a thousand celebrants.
December 13, cold and wet snow: the first day so wintry that Roland Moore rode out to his stock tank to break ice.
"The Roland of the French Army" had by nature many qualities which go to form a great soldier.
Madame Roland frequently retired to the library, to write letters to her friends, or to superintend the lessons of Eudora.
The journals of the day were read, Madame Roland being usually called upon as reader.
All the sentiments of M. Roland were in accordance with the most cherished emotions which glowed in her own mind.
M. Roland had recently been traveling in Germany, and had written a copious journal of his tour.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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