Rŏl'ling, p. a.

p. a. 1. Having a succession of rounded elevations and depressions; undulating; as, a rolling prairie. [U. S.] 2. Moving on wheels, or as if on wheels; revolving; as, a rolling carriage, &c.

Rolling circle of a paddle-wheel, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. Bourne.—Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of muskets by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand.—Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by a body rolling upon another, which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.—Rolling stock, or rolling plant, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway.—Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards in a heavy sea. Dana.