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Webster 1913 Edition
Rolling
Roll′ing
,Adj.
1.
Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot;
as, a
. rolling
wheel or ball2.
Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers;
as, a
. rolling
chair3.
Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface;
as, a
. rolling
country; rolling
land[U.S.]
Rolling bridge
. See the Note under
– Drawbridge
. Rolling circle of a paddle wheel
, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
J. Bourne.
– Rolling fire
(Mil.)
, a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand.
– Rolling friction
, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
– Rolling mill
, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc.
– Rolling press
. (a)
A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers
. (b)
A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing.
– Rolling stock
, or Rolling plant
the locomotives and vehicles of a railway.
– Rolling tackle
(Naut.)
, tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily.
R. H. Dana, Jr.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rolling
ROLLING
,ppr.
ROLLING
,Noun.