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🛠️ A stabilizing device 🚗 Prevents rolling
anti-roll

anti-roll

6.0
A device added to a vehicle, like a bar, to reduce side-to-side rolling
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : dispositivo antivuelco
  • The engineer installed an anti-roll bar to enhance the vehicle's stability during sharp turns.

And that ridiculous active anti roll bar thing that keeps the car cornering flat, it works.

Examples

  • To prevent accidents, the yacht was equipped with an anti-roll device that minimized side-to-side motion.

  • And that ridiculous active anti roll bar thing that keeps the car cornering flat, it works.

    Doug DeMuro

  • During the test drive, the anti-roll system significantly reduced the car's swaying on uneven surfaces.

Synonyms

anti-sway bar
vsanti-roll
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A metal bar under a car that reduces how much the car leans in turns

is a broader device used on vehicles, vessels, or loads to prevent side tilting
roll bar
vsanti-roll
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A strong metal bar inside a vehicle that protects people if it flips over

focuses on preventing or reducing side tilting rather than occupant protection

How Effective

anti-roll
  • Specialized
6.0
gyro
  • Specialized
8 7.9

Surface Forms

anti-roll singular
anti-rolls plural

Morphology

anti-roll = roll (transparent) = anti + roll

The device is named transparently as something that prevents or reduces rolling motion.

Etymology

The word anti-roll comes from the parts anti- 'against' and roll 'to turn or tip over'. Imagine a strong bar that fights a vehicle's roll, so an anti-roll is a part added to stop a car, trailer, or boat from tipping side to side.