"ro-ro" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ro-ros [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ro-ro (countable and uncountable, plural ro-ros)
  1. (transport, nautical) Abbreviation of roll-on roll-off. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: roll-on roll-off Categories (topical): Nautical, Transport, Watercraft
    Sense id: en-ro-ro-en-noun-14t3LkwK Disambiguation of Watercraft: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. An individual vehicle of this kind. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ro-ro-en-noun--ef6lHOS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: roro, ro/ro, Ro-Ro, RoRo, Ro/Ro, RO-RO, RORO, RO/RO Related terms: lo-lo

Inflected forms

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