roll-on roll-off
English
Alternative forms
- roll-on/roll-off
Adjective
roll-on roll-off (not comparable)
- (transport, nautical) Of a form of marine vessel which allows wheeled vehicles to be driven on and off.
- 2020 November 18, “Industry Insider: Improving rail connectivity”, in Rail, page 68:
- Stranraer Harbour station was the traditional connection for ferry services. But as competition from roll-on/roll-off traffic intensified P&O Ferries started a new service from Cairnryan in 1973, which reduced the shipping distance.
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Synonyms
- (nautical transport): ro-ro, ro/ro, ro ro, roro, RoRo, RORO, RO RO, RO-RO, RO/RO (abbreviation)
Coordinate terms
- float-on float-off
References
- “roll-on roll-off”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.