el rollo

English

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.
    • 1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:
      Here's a pretty strange pullout. An "El Rollo." When Corky does something strange, everyone for 50 yards knows all about it.
    • 1999 February 18, The Times, Victor Harbour, SA, page 32, column 5:
      Moves such as spinners, el rollos and a manoeuvre known as the ARS (air reverse spin) were all carried out.
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