roll-on/roll-off
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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They are roll-on/roll-off vessels that can carry vehicles.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Auto carriers like the burning ship are known as RoRos, which stands for roll-on/roll-off - the way cars are loaded and unloaded.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2023
If not for the heroics of a port pilot who intentionally grounded the capsized 656-foot Golden Ray on Sept. 8, the roll-on/roll-off ship could have shut down the Port of Brunswick indefinitely.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 8, 2020
To transport autos, the yards produce roll-on/roll-off ships; to transport ore, grain, or coal, they produce bulk carriers with 400,000-metric-ton capacities.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 5, 2013
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