(n): (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
(n): a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
(n): one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
(n): a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
(n): a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
(n): a cylinder that revolves
(n): a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
(n): a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
(n): mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
(n): Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
(n): chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
(n): pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
(n): domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food
Also a cool bird. Image can be found here.
A wonderful introduction to the world of pigeon stunt-flying.
I wonder how long it took the 2000 detectives to figure out what was going on.
July 29, 2008. (CBS/AP) "A strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway... Preliminary information from the U.S. Geological Survey estimated the quake at magnitude 5.8, centered 29 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles near Chino Hills in San Bernardino County. Ten aftershocks occurred in the next dozen minutes, including three estimated at 3.8.
"CBS News Radio reporter Dick Helton was driving in West Hollywood when the quake hit. Helton described the event as what southern Californians call a 'roller.'"
Seen here.