Definition of rollers Rollers

/ɹowˈlɚz/ - [rowlerz] -

We found 4 definitions of rollers from 4 different sources.

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What does rollers mean?

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  • rollers (Noun)
    Plural of roller.

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

  • rollers
    are also moveable pieces of wood, of the same figure, which are occasionally placed under planks, or long pieces of timber, in order to move them with greater facility either in the dock-yards, or in lading and delivering merchant-ships.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • rollers
    Cylindrical pieces of timber, fixed either horizontally or vertically in different parts of a ship above the deck, so as to revolve on an axis, and prevent the cables, hawsers, and running rigging from being chafed, by lessening their friction. The same as friction-roller. Also, movable pieces of wood of the same figure, which are occasionally placed under boats, pieces of heavy timber, &c.

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