roll-on/roll-off

adjective

1. denoting a cargo ship or ferry designed so that vehicles can be driven straight on and straight off

Example Sentences

Stena line operates a twice daily roll-on roll-off ferry service between Fishguard and Rosslare in the Republic of Ireland.

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They are roll-on/roll-off vessels that can carry vehicles.

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The two sides are fighting over a six-year master contract that covers about 25,000 port workers employed in container and roll-on/roll-off operations, according to the US Maritime Alliance, known as USMX, which represents shipping firms, port associations and marine terminal operators.

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Shippers might opt to go with them because they can handle roll-on/roll-off ships — as Baltimore could — which are designed to carry cars, trucks, buses, trailers and other vehicles.

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Automobiles are transported in vessels known as roll-on, roll-off ships.

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