"roll-on roll-off" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=roll-on roll-off}} roll-on roll-off (not comparable)
  1. (transport, nautical) Of a form of marine vessel which allows wheeled vehicles to be driven on and off. Wikipedia link: en:Roll-on/roll-off Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Nautical, Shipping, Transport, Watercraft Coordinate_terms: float-on float-off
    Sense id: en-roll-on_roll-off-en-adj-7wZ08mSa Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Topics: nautical, transport Synonyms: ro-ro [transport, nautical], ro/ro [transport, nautical], ro ro [transport, nautical], roro [transport, nautical], RoRo [transport, nautical], RORO [transport, nautical], RO RO [transport, nautical], RO-RO [transport, nautical], RO/RO [abbreviation] [transport, nautical], roll-on, roll-off

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