| 单词 | liftoff |
| 释义 | > see alsoalso refers to : lift-offadj.n. > as lemmaslift-off lift-off n. used esp. attributively, a method of hoisting containers from one vessel or vehicle to another. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > [noun] > method of hoisting containers lift-off1956 1956 Sun (Baltimore) 16 Oct. 18/3 The relative merits of ‘roll-on, roll-off’ shipping, where trailers would be rolled aboard, and of ‘lift-on, lift-off’ service involving only a truck van. 1967 Freight Management Jan. 15/1 (advt.) Last year Southampton handled thousands of containers by lift-on/lift-off. 1968 Economist 14 Sept. p. xxxiv/1 The North Sea is now the focal point of a fight between two new forms of transport, the roll-on, roll-off ferry services..and lift-on, lift-off container services. 1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 160/3 Lift-on Lift-off Unitised Loads. < see also as lemmas |
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