drive-on/drive-offadj.

Brit.

/drʌɪvˌɒndrʌɪvˈɒf/,

/ˌdrʌɪvɒndrʌɪvˈɒf/, U.S.

/ˌdraɪvˌɔnˌdraɪvˈɔf/,

/ˌdraɪvˌɑnˌdraɪvˈɑf/

Forms: 1900s– drive-on/drive-off, 1900s– drive-on, drive-off; also with each element written separately, without hyphens.

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

Etymology: < drive v. + on adv. + drive v. + off adv. Compare to drive on at drive v. Phrasal verbs 1.

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).

单词	drive-on/drive-off
释义	drive-on/drive-offadj. Brit. /drʌɪvˌɒndrʌɪvˈɒf/, /ˌdrʌɪvɒndrʌɪvˈɒf/, U.S. /ˌdraɪvˌɔnˌdraɪvˈɔf/, /ˌdraɪvˌɑnˌdraɪvˈɑf/ Forms: 1900s– drive-on/drive-off, 1900s– drive-on, drive-off; also with each element written separately, without hyphens. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drive v., on adv., drive v., off adv. Etymology: < drive v. + on adv. + drive v. + off adv. Compare to drive on at drive v. Phrasal verbs 1. 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). < adj.1954
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