off-ramp

noun

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

Examples of off-ramp in a Sentence

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Israeli officials said privately that Saturday's operation was designed to deliver a deterrent blow, as well as provide Iran an off-ramp from wider conflict. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024 The southbound 1-17 on-ramp at Dove Valley Road and off-ramp at Loop 303 will be closed at times Allow extra travel time and avoid using neighborhood streets east of the I-17 that are not designed for freeway traffic. Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024 One other sign of legitimacy is to offer the voter an off-ramp. John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024 The California Highway Patrol closed on-ramps and off-ramps to westbound I-580 at Keller Avenue. Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 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 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

off-ramp

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