float-on float-off

English

Alternative forms
  • float-on/float-off

Noun

float-on float-off (uncountable)

  1. (transport, nautical) A form of marine vessel which allows large floating objects (such as other ships, or oil platforms, etc) to be floated atop and floated off the ship's transport decktop.

Synonyms
  • (nautical transport): flo-flo, flo/flo, flo flo, floflo, FloFlo, FLOFLO, FLO FLO, FLO-FLO, FLO/FLO (abbreviation)

Hypernyms
  • heavy lift ship

Coordinate terms
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