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Meaning of rolling blackout

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

rolling

Pronunciation:/ˈɹəʊlɪŋ//ˈɹoʊlɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.

    Example: To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.

  2. To turn over and over.

    Example: The child will roll on the floor.

  3. To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.

  4. To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.

    Example: To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act by which something is rolled.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.

  2. Staggered in time and space; used with blackout, brownout, introduction.

  3. Moving by turning over and over on an axis.

  4. Extending in gentle undulations (of the landscape).