ro-roadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈroʊˌroʊ/

Forms: 1900s– RO/RO, 1900s– RORO, 1900s– RO-RO, 1900s– Ro-Ro, 1900s– Ro/Ro, 1900s– RoRo, 1900s– Ro Ro, 1900s– ro-ro, 1900s– ro/ro, 1900s– roro.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English roll-on roll-off.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of roll-on roll-off (see roll-on roll-off adj.).

A. adj.

Designating a facility, installation, vessel, etc., designed for roll-on, roll-off operation.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [adjective] > method of transporting vehicles

drive-on/drive-off1954

roll-on roll-off1954

ro-ro1969

1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 p. iii/2 Ro-Ro berths were also included.

1969 Australian 30 Oct. 13/1 First the Scandias and now it's to be an even larger series of roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) ships for service in the Australia-Europe trade.

1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 2 Oct. b14/1 It is adapted for roll-on, roll-off operation and will be served by two..ro-ro ships.

2003 I. Banks Raw Spirit (2004) i. 12 Even the pier's surface has disappeared once you go beyond the car ferry's ro-ro ramp.

B. n.

A roll-on, roll-off vessel.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel for transporting people or goods > [noun] > types of

hulkc1420

wherry1443

hoy1495

wherry-boat1538

boyart1545

hurk1598

bilander1656

galliot-hoy1665

transport-hoy1705

flat-boat1801

shoy-hoy1840

hack boat1863

blood boat1873

blood boat1889

ro-ro1978

1978 F. G. Ebel in Case Stud. Maritime Innovation (National Res. Council (U.S.) Maritime Transport Res. Board) 10 All of the new designs constructed in the period 1966-1977 were of the unitized type, either containerships, barge carriers, or RO/ROs.

1997 W. Self Great Apes (1998) ii. 25 The car deck of a ro-ro as the green gush rolled in, and the red and blue cars were flushed out.

2006 New Yorker 19 June 63/2 Just north, on the Port Newark docks, there were..the ungainly ships known as Ro-Ros (roll on, roll off) tied up at the wharf.

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

单词	ro-ro
释义	ro-roadj.n. Brit. /ˈrəʊrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈroʊˌroʊ/ Forms: 1900s– RO/RO, 1900s– RORO, 1900s– RO-RO, 1900s– Ro-Ro, 1900s– Ro/Ro, 1900s– RoRo, 1900s– Ro Ro, 1900s– ro-ro, 1900s– ro/ro, 1900s– roro. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English roll-on roll-off. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of roll-on roll-off (see roll-on roll-off adj.). A. adj. Designating a facility, installation, vessel, etc., designed for roll-on, roll-off operation. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [adjective] > method of transporting vehicles drive-on/drive-off1954 roll-on roll-off1954 ro-ro1969 1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 p. iii/2 Ro-Ro berths were also included. 1969 Australian 30 Oct. 13/1 First the Scandias and now it's to be an even larger series of roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) ships for service in the Australia-Europe trade. 1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 2 Oct. b14/1 It is adapted for roll-on, roll-off operation and will be served by two..ro-ro ships. 2003 I. Banks Raw Spirit (2004) i. 12 Even the pier's surface has disappeared once you go beyond the car ferry's ro-ro ramp. B. n. A roll-on, roll-off vessel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel for transporting people or goods > [noun] > types of hulkc1420 wherry1443 hoy1495 wherry-boat1538 boyart1545 hurk1598 bilander1656 galliot-hoy1665 transport-hoy1705 flat-boat1801 shoy-hoy1840 hack boat1863 blood boat1873 blood boat1889 ro-ro1978 1978 F. G. Ebel in Case Stud. Maritime Innovation (National Res. Council (U.S.) Maritime Transport Res. Board) 10 All of the new designs constructed in the period 1966-1977 were of the unitized type, either containerships, barge carriers, or RO/ROs. 1997 W. Self Great Apes (1998) ii. 25 The car deck of a ro-ro as the green gush rolled in, and the red and blue cars were flushed out. 2006 New Yorker 19 June 63/2 Just north, on the Port Newark docks, there were..the ungainly ships known as Ro-Ros (roll on, roll off) tied up at the wharf. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1969
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