death roll (English, noun)
expansion: death roll (plural death rolls)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: 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.
glosses: The behaviour where a crocodilian rolls underwater so as to drown its prey or tear off pieces of meat to eat.
Forms:
form: death rolls
tags: plural