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ROHL-uh-blynd/ˈrəʊləblaɪnd/

A rollerblind (also roller blind) is a window covering that rolls up around a bar at the top. Curtains hang in folds; a Venetian blind has horizontal slats. Pull the rollerblind down / up. Countable. Good for darkening a room quickly.

Meaning

A window blind that rolls up around a bar at the top (also roller blind).

Examples

• “Pull the rollerblind down; the sun is on the telly.”
• “The rollerblind in the bathroom went crooked and will not roll straight.”
• “Blackout rollerblinds help if you work nights and sleep in the day.”

Good to know

a rollerblind (also roller blind). Contrast: curtains / a Venetian blind. pull down / roll up.

Near in meaning

roller blind

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