roll-on roll-offadj.

Brit.

/rəʊlˌɒn rəʊlˈɒf/,

/ˌrəʊlɒn rəʊlˈɒf/, U.S.

/ˌroʊlˌɑn ˌroʊlˈɑf/

Forms: 1900s– roll-on, roll-off, 1900s– roll-on/roll-off, 1900s– roll-on roll-off, 1900s– roll-on-roll-off, 1900s– rollon, rolloff, 1900s– roll on, roll off, 1900s– roll on roll off, 1900s– roll on/roll off, 1900s– roll on-roll off, 1900s– rollon/rolloff, 1900s– rollon rolloff, 1900s– rollon-rolloff. Also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roll v.², on adv., off adv.

Etymology: < roll v.² + on adv. + roll v.² + off adv.

attributive. 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. lift-on n., lift-off n. at lift v. Compounds.

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 N.Y. Times 7 June 41/4 Members will give reports on..the use of roll-on, roll-off cargo carriers, such as trucks, that may be carried by water.

1969 Guardian 23 July 16/8 A ferry terminal for roll-on, roll-off passenger traffic.

1972 Guardian 14 Aug. 20/2 Plans for a roll-on, roll-off ferry to Shetland from Aberdeen.

1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 16 Nov. 1/5 They argue that yet another roll-on roll-off service would affect the jobs of dockers at ports like Poole.

2004 C. Connelly Attention All Shipping (2005) 152 Cars were craned on and off one at a time, believe it or not. Then as car ownership grew, roll-on roll-off ferries were developed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roll-on roll-off
释义	roll-on roll-offadj. Brit. /rəʊlˌɒn rəʊlˈɒf/, /ˌrəʊlɒn rəʊlˈɒf/, U.S. /ˌroʊlˌɑn ˌroʊlˈɑf/ Forms: 1900s– roll-on, roll-off, 1900s– roll-on/roll-off, 1900s– roll-on roll-off, 1900s– roll-on-roll-off, 1900s– rollon, rolloff, 1900s– roll on, roll off, 1900s– roll on roll off, 1900s– roll on/roll off, 1900s– roll on-roll off, 1900s– rollon/rolloff, 1900s– rollon rolloff, 1900s– rollon-rolloff. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roll v.², on adv., off adv. Etymology: < roll v.² + on adv. + roll v.² + off adv. attributive. 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. lift-on n., lift-off n. at lift v. Compounds. 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 N.Y. Times 7 June 41/4 Members will give reports on..the use of roll-on, roll-off cargo carriers, such as trucks, that may be carried by water. 1969 Guardian 23 July 16/8 A ferry terminal for roll-on, roll-off passenger traffic. 1972 Guardian 14 Aug. 20/2 Plans for a roll-on, roll-off ferry to Shetland from Aberdeen. 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 16 Nov. 1/5 They argue that yet another roll-on roll-off service would affect the jobs of dockers at ports like Poole. 2004 C. Connelly Attention All Shipping (2005) 152 Cars were craned on and off one at a time, believe it or not. Then as car ownership grew, roll-on roll-off ferries were developed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1954
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