'Rolling bridge' definitions:

Definition of 'Rolling bridge'

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  • Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
  • 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 ball. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]