roll-on roll-offadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌrəʊlˌɒn ˌrəʊlˈɒf/us/ˌroʊlˌɑːn ˌroʊlˈɑːf/informal ro-ro, uk/ˈrəʊ.rəʊ/us/ˈroʊ.roʊ/UKA roll-on-roll-off ship is built so that vehicles can drive on at one end and off at the other:
a roll-on roll-off ferry
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Passenger, cargo & military ships
- car ferry
- clipper
- cruise ship
- factory ship
- ferry
- freighter
- galleon
- galley
- ghost ship
- hovercraft
- icebreaker
- merchant marine
- merchant navy
- oil tanker
- steamer
- steamship
- sub
- submarine
- tanker
- trawler
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