death roll

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In a keel boat, the act of broaching to windward, putting the spinnaker pole into the water and causing a crash-gybe of the boom and mainsail, which sweep across the deck and plunge down into the water.
  2. The behaviour where a crocodilian rolls underwater so as to drown its prey or tear off pieces of meat to eat.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-death roll.wav

Word forms

death roll death rolls
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