- roll-on-roll-off adj
- [ˌrəʊlɒnrəʊl'ɒf]
(Brit: ferry) roll-on roll-off inv
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
roll-on roll-off — adj [only before noun] BrE a roll on roll off ship is one that vehicles can drive straight on and off ▪ a roll on roll off car ferry … Dictionary of contemporary English
roll-on roll-off — ADJ: ADJ n A roll on roll off ship is designed so that cars and lorries can drive on at one end before the ship sails, and then drive off at the other end after the journey. [BRIT] ...roll on roll off ferries … English dictionary
roll-on roll-off — noun a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination • Topics: ↑train, ↑railroad train, ↑airplane, ↑aeroplane, ↑plane • Hypernyms: ↑conveyance, ↑trans … Useful english dictionary
roll-on, roll-off — adj. Capable of being driven on to and off. (Of boat, aircraft, train, etc., capable of carrying vehicles which are driven on and off by the drivers themselves.) … A concise dictionary of English slang
roll — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. move or go in some direction by turning over and over on an axis (the ball rolled under the table; a barrel started rolling). b tr. cause to do this (rolled the barrel into the cellar). 2 tr. make revolve between two surfaces … Useful english dictionary
roll — rollable, adj. /rohl/, v.i. 1. to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 2. to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 3. to flow or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion,… … Universalium
Rack 'n Roll — Infobox FRC Game game title = Rack n Roll year = 2007 number teams = 1305 [ [http://www.usfirst.org/who/content.aspx?id=160 USFIRST.org ] ] number regionals = 37 [ [http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/regionalevents.aspx?id=430 FRC Regional… … Wikipedia
tear-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from the phrase tear off : part of a piece of paper intended to be removed by tearing usually along a marked line (as a row of dashes) * * * /tair awf , of /, adj. designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually… … Useful english dictionary
truck roll — n. The dispatch of a truck or other vehicle to an off site location. truck roll adj. Example Citation: The problem with some of these technologies is that they are expensive. They all require what is known as truck roll, where someone who works… … New words
ro-ro — adj. roll on roll off. Etymology: abbr … Useful english dictionary
ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… … Universalium