car ferries
Automobile-transporting vessels
Car ferries are boats designed to transport vehicles and their passengers across bodies of water.
They range from small vessels crossing rivers to large ships handling hundreds of cars on ocean routes.
Unlike passenger-only ferries, car ferries have drive-on ramps and open decks where vehicles park during the crossing: We took the car ferry from Dover to Calais.
- hullOuter covering or frame
- roll-on/roll-offFerry with vehicle ramps
- loading rampInclined surface for freight
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- passengersTransported travelers
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