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el rollo

el rollo noun: a surfing manoeuvre in which the surfer lies on the surfboard and completes a 360° spin around its long axis.

Noun

el rollo (plural el rollos)

  1. A surfing manoeuvre in which the surfer lies on the surfboard and completes a 360° spin around its long axis.
    • Here's a pretty strange pullout. An "El Rollo." When Corky does something strange, everyone for 50 yards knows all about it.1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
    • Moves such as spinners, el rollos and a manoeuvre known as the ARS (air reverse spin) were all carried out.1999 February 18, The Times, Victor Harbour, SA, page 32, column 5

Forms of el rollo

pluralel rollos

Questions about el rollo

What does el rollo mean?
El rollo means a surfing manoeuvre in which the surfer lies on the surfboard and completes a 360° spin around its long axis.
What part of speech is el rollo?
El rollo is a noun.
What is the plural of el rollo?
The plural of el rollo is el rollos.

Words near el rollo in the dictionary

  1. El Qantara
  2. El Rancho
  3. El Refugio
  4. El Reno
  5. El Rio
  6. el rollo
  7. el rollos
  8. El Rosario
  9. El Sal.
  10. El Salvador
  11. El Salvadoran

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