roll-on/roll-off

adjective

1. denoting a cargo ship or ferry designed so that vehicles can be driven straight on and straight off

Example Sentences

The two sides are fighting over a six-year master contract that covers about 25,000 port workers employed in container and roll-on/roll-off operations, according to the US Maritime Alliance, known as USMX, which represents shipping firms, port associations and marine terminal operators.

From BBC

Shippers might opt to go with them because they can handle roll-on/roll-off ships — as Baltimore could — which are designed to carry cars, trucks, buses, trailers and other vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times

Automobiles are transported in vessels known as roll-on, roll-off ships.

From New York Times

Ports in Charleston, Jacksonville, Fla., Newark and Norfolk, Va., can also handle roll-on, roll-off ships.

From New York Times

The expanding fleet includes amphibious warships and the use of civilian roll-on/roll-off transport ships for its military operations.

From Washington Times