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2. Boat trailer - Wikipedia

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   Roll-on, also known as a "Roller style trailer", uses rubber and/or polyurethane rollers for ease of launching and loading a boat. Glide-path, also known as a "Float-on style trailer", allows the boat to float onto the trailer; after the trailer has been partially submerged (usually 3 ⁄ 4 of the trailer). Since its inception, it has become ...

3. Roll-on/roll-off - Wikipedia

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   Roll-on/Roll-off car carrying ship being boarded by articulated haulers at the Port of Baltimore RoRo ports and inland waterways of the United States. Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using ...

4. Roller ship - Wikipedia

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   An artist's impression of a full-scale Bazin roller liner. The principle behind the design was similar to that of the slightly later hydrofoil; by avoiding as much hull contact with the water as possible, the amount of drag could be reduced and – in theory – the vessel could be made to move much faster for a given amount of power.

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6. Rolleron - Wikipedia

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   Rollerons on the trailing edge of the fins of the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile Detail of a rolleron on a Sidewinder Rollerons on the fins of the K-13 missile. A rolleron is a type of aileron used for rockets and used to provide passive stabilization against rotation.

7. Roll trailer - Wikipedia

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   Roll trailers are a common equipment used in ports and on board of roll-on/roll-off ships, [1] to facilitate the shipping of unmovable commodities and oversize load from one port to another. Standard lengths of roll trailers are 20, 40 and 62 feet (6.1, 12.2 and 18.9 m), in line with twenty-foot equivalent unit shipping containers , but can ...