Roller Derby

Trademark.

1. a contest between two teams on roller skates, held on a circular, usually banked board track, in which the teams race around the track in each unit of play, working to free a teammate or teammates for the opportunity to score by lapping one or more opponents.

roller derby

noun

1. a race on roller skates, esp one involving aggressive tactics

Example Sentences

Until she wins a “Jackpot!”-level lottery, though, her best Sunday ever will look a lot less like a roller derby of one — and a lot more like the one she sketched out below.

From Los Angeles Times

Until she wins a “Jackpot!”-level lottery, though, her best Sunday ever will look a lot less like a roller derby of one — and a lot more like the one she sketched out below.

From Los Angeles Times

But the roller derby league, in its suit, argued that the state’s human rights and civil rights statutes explicitly prohibit discrimination based on gender identity.

From Seattle Times

And some local bans are being litigated: A federal judge ruled refused to block the New York state government from taking legal action against Nassau County’s ban, which is also being challenged by a local roller derby league.

From Seattle Times

The county’s ban also faces a legal challenge from a local women’s roller derby league, which has asked a state court to invalidate it.

From Seattle Times