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Definition of Roar off
1. Verb. Leave. "The car roared off into the fog"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roar Off
Literary usage of Roar off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poems of the Rod and Gun: Or, Sports by Flood and Field by Isaac McLellan (1886)
"... Off where Long Island surges roar, Off where the Narragansett Bay Its tribute
to the sea doth pay, Off Massachusetts' Bay profound, Off Maine shores ..."
2. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1906)
"At the sunset hour Mame woke with a start, and at once became conscious of a dim,
sea-like roar off to the west. Even while she looked with terrified, ..."
3. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"Kirby heard the RV roar off down the street as he started along the hallway.
He hadn't taken more than a few steps, however, when he realized someone had ..."
4. The Photographic Journal of America: The Oldest Photography Magazine in America (1917)
"With a roar, off goes the safety valve. A picturesque cloud of steam is bathed
in the low rays of the yellow sun. V'ou yank out your vest pocket fj-i.5 and ..."
5. Stanley in Africa: The Wonderful Discoveries and Thrilling Adventures of the by James Penny Boyd (1889)
"While thus threading their way through a forest clump, thert was a rush and a
roar off to the left, and almost instantly threo huge buffaloes made their ..."
6. Poems of the Rod and Gun: Or, Sports by Flood and Field by Isaac McLellan (1886)
"Off by the low New Jersey shore, Off where Long Island surges roar, Off where
the Narragansett Bay Its tribute to the sea doth pay, Off Massachusetts' Bay ..."
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