drive-onadj.

Brit.

/ˌdrʌɪvˈɒn/,

/ˈdrʌɪvɒn/, U.S.

/ˌdraɪvˈɔn/,

/ˌdraɪvˈɑn/,

/ˈdraɪvˌɔn/,

/ˈdraɪvˌɑn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drive v., on adv.

Etymology: < drive v. + on adv.

In attributive use.

Designating something, esp. a ferry or train, on to which vehicles can be driven.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > type of train

carriaged1776

steam-hauled1835

steam-operated1835

jerkwater1852

articulated1884

vestibuled1890

multiple-unit1902

air-braked1905

collision-proof1906

pull-and-push1914

push-and-pull1927

sealed1949

drive-on1954

1954 Financial Times 3 Mar. 2/3 The Dover Harbour Board announces that 159,148 motor vehicles went abroad through the Port of Dover during 1953, and, of these, 58,394 used the new drive-on car ferry terminal, which was only opened in July last.

1957 Irish Times 28 June 4/3 In recent years a large volume of coastal traffic in both Holland and New Zealand has been carried by the drive-on ferry system.

1979 O. S. Nock Railways of USA xviii. 233 There are fifteen doors which are hinged at the bottom, each opening downwards so as to provide a drive-on ramp.

1992 Economist 12 Sept. 92/3 A shipping group..wants to run drive-on trains to carry passengers and their cars past the congested roads of south-east England.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	drive-on
释义	drive-onadj. Brit. /ˌdrʌɪvˈɒn/, /ˈdrʌɪvɒn/, U.S. /ˌdraɪvˈɔn/, /ˌdraɪvˈɑn/, /ˈdraɪvˌɔn/, /ˈdraɪvˌɑn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drive v., on adv. Etymology: < drive v. + on adv. In attributive use. Designating something, esp. a ferry or train, on to which vehicles can be driven. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > type of train carriaged1776 steam-hauled1835 steam-operated1835 jerkwater1852 articulated1884 vestibuled1890 multiple-unit1902 air-braked1905 collision-proof1906 pull-and-push1914 push-and-pull1927 sealed1949 drive-on1954 1954 Financial Times 3 Mar. 2/3 The Dover Harbour Board announces that 159,148 motor vehicles went abroad through the Port of Dover during 1953, and, of these, 58,394 used the new drive-on car ferry terminal, which was only opened in July last. 1957 Irish Times 28 June 4/3 In recent years a large volume of coastal traffic in both Holland and New Zealand has been carried by the drive-on ferry system. 1979 O. S. Nock Railways of USA xviii. 233 There are fifteen doors which are hinged at the bottom, each opening downwards so as to provide a drive-on ramp. 1992 Economist 12 Sept. 92/3 A shipping group..wants to run drive-on trains to carry passengers and their cars past the congested roads of south-east England. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1954
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