单词 | drive-on/drive-off |
释义 | drive-on/drive-offadj. In attributive use. Designating a method of transportation of vehicles by ship, by which they are driven on to the ship at the beginning of the voyage and off it at the end (cf. roll-on roll-off adj.). Also designating a similar method of transportation of vehicles by train. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [adjective] > method of transporting vehicles drive-on/drive-off1954 roll-on roll-off1954 ro-ro1969 1954 Miami Herald 10 Sept. d8/1 (caption) The first Key West to Cuba ‘drive on, drive off’ ferry is the ‘City of Key West’ owned by the Caribbean Ferry System, Inc., of Miami. 1960 Times 20 Jan. 9/6 Specially built drive-on/drive-off Transport Ferry ships carry loaded lorries. 2009 Express (Nexis) 27 Aug. 7 The drive-on-drive-off train ground to a halt about halfway through the journey in one of the deepest parts of the tunnel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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