off-ramp

noun

: a ramp by which one leaves a limited-access highway

Examples of off-ramp in a Sentence

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The high school at 1715 W. Cesar Chavez St. is sandwiched between Lady Bird Lake, MoPac and the Cesar Chavez off-ramp from the highway. Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024 And this is leading to roughly half of luxury brand retail associates looking for an off-ramp to their current jobs, whether moving to another luxury brand or another industry – superior clienteling and customer service experience is in great demand across all industries. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 The ordinance, sponsored by Councilman Phillip Baker, would block heavy trucks from driving through stretches of Kentucky and St. Catherine streets in Limerick and Old Louisville — East-West corridors near on- and off-ramps to Interstate 65 — as well as St. James Court. Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 Dec. 2024 This hangout, wedged in by a public school, a Greyhound bus stop, and a Manhattan Bridge off-ramp, spilled onto the street and became a scene. The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for off-ramp 

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of off-ramp was in 1939

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“Off-ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-ramp. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

off-ramp

noun
ˈȯf-ˌramp
: a ramp by which one leaves a limited-access highway
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