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 off-ramp closure is the latest in a string of two-month closures of on- and off-ramps on Loops 101 and 202. Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2025 The new bridge off-ramp opening will eliminate the traffic backups onto I-75 that drivers experienced at the old I-75 to U.S. 301 off-ramp, according to FDOT. Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025 This largely affected the California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans, which oversees land next to highways like on- and off-ramps. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025 Bonnet then allegedly fled on foot from the crash, running north up the southbound highway off-ramp. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2025 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 27 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

off-ramp

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