roll-off

American  

[rohl-awf, -of] / ˈroʊlˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

noun

1. Electronics. the rate of loss or attenuation of a signal beyond a certain frequency.

2. Aeronautics. the tendency of an airplane to lower one wing under varying conditions of flight.

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roll off British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) electronics to exhibit gradually reduced response at the upper or lower ends of the working frequency range

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Etymology

Origin of roll-off

Noun use of verb phrase roll off

Example Sentences

Take for instance roll-on roll-off ferries that typically carry passengers, trucks and cargo, but are now built to defense standards and train with the military.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Ports in Charleston, Jacksonville, Fla., Newark and Norfolk, Va., can also handle roll-on, roll-off ships.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Months later, an inspector saw an Eco Waste Solutions truck deposit a roll-off container on the Cheverly property.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

Just as those expenses rise, the Fed’s roll-off of its own holdings mean it will be earning less in interest payments from its Treasury bonds and mortgage securities.

From Reuters • May 24, 2022

It will be the height of divarshin to see the roll-off they’ll get below there at the foot of the hill....”

From Humours of Irish Life by Various