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Definition of Rolling bridge

Rolling bridge
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. 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] 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.

Meaning of Rolling bridge from wikipedia

- The Rolling Bridge is a kinetic sculpture, and a unique type of curling moveable bridge, completed in 2004 as part of the Grand Union Canal office and...
- Rolling bridge may be applied to several distinct types of movable bridge: Guthrie rolling bridge, a type of retractable bridge, also known as a thrust...
- fixed-trunnion bridge (based on engineering drawings from the Henry Ford Bridge) Animation of a rolling lift bridge (such as the Pegasus Bridge) Bascule bridge in...
- A Guthrie rolling bridge was a kind of retractable bridge, an 18th-century version of the drawbridge. It was commonly installed as the access across the...
- The English rock group the Rolling Stones have released 31 studio albums, 13 live albums, 28 compilation albums, 3 extended plays, 122 singles, 31 box...
- The Cody Dock Rolling Bridge is a moveable pedestrian bridge in London, England at Cody Dock. The bridge is manually rolled using winches to alternate...
- designed The Rolling Bridge, a canal bridge that opens by curling into a circle rather than rising in one or more rigid sections. The Rolling Bridge won the...
- 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2022. Moore, David (October 1992). "Guthrie's Rolling Bridge" (PDF). The Redan. 26: 19–24. Retrieved 4 March 2022. Davenport, Delbert...
- September 1997). "The Rolling Stones – Bridges To Babylon". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. "Bridges to Babylon". The Rolling Stones. Archived...
- Bridges to Babylon is the twenty-first studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released by Virgin Records on 29 September 1997. Released...