anti-roll

adjective

an·​ti-roll
ˌan-tē-ˈrōl,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-roll (audio)
variants or less commonly antiroll
: designed or serving to reduce vehicular roll
an anti-roll device

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Four-wheel independent double-wishbone suspension, anti-roll bars, and four-wheel disc brakes with 14-inch wheels were standard. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025 Morgan There are anti-roll bars front and back, a little wider track, and a tire travel of 3.2 inches. New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2025 Leather seats, air suspension, and anti-roll bars only dressed up the principle recipe. Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025 Performance-wise, there's anti-squat under acceleration, anti-dive under brakes, and anti-roll in hard, fast cornering. New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-roll

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-roll was in 1915

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“Anti-roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-roll. Accessed 16 May. 2025.

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