roll-on roll-off

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roll-on roll-off

adjective roll-on/roll-off

  1. not comparable Of a form of marine vessel which allows wheeled vehicles to be driven on and off. 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.

    Similar: ro-ro, RORO

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@misc{roll_on_roll_off_2026,
  title = {roll-on roll-off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roll-on%20roll-off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}