roll-on/roll-off

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roll-on/roll-off

adj

(Nautical Terms) denoting a cargo ship or ferry designed so that vehicles can be driven straight on and straight off

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A: American Roll-On/Roll-Off Carrier, for example, just put several vessels in their Amercan-flag fleet that they are using in service from the East Coast to Kuwait.

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"As weather worsens, it is more difficult to work aboard the primary vessel, more difficult to link the secondary vessels with the Roll-On/Roll-Off Discharge Facility, more difficult to drive rolling cargo across the floating causeway," said Sabin.

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Three of the Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off vessels were discharging and a fourth was loading.

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"This is the largest number of Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off ships ever to work simultaneously in one port," said Col.

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Arrival of the vessel was a moment of success for the community, which lobbied hard for the addition of two Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off vessels.

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In addition, the timeline for receiving and marshalling the rolling stock was very tight, with loading of the first roll-on/roll-off ship beginning July 15, 12 hours prior to the last night of convoy moves.