on-ramp

noun

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

Examples of on-ramp in a Sentence

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The on-ramps from north and southbound Beekman Street/Colerain Avenue to I-74 West will remain open. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 30 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 Doing so, however, would be ignoring a slice of the cryptoasset sector that continues to not only grow in market capitalization, but also would ignore a potential on-ramp for millions of new crypto users. Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 The Loop 101 eastbound on-ramps at 75th, 67th and 59th Avenues will also close. Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on-ramp 

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of on-ramp was in 1956

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“On-ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-ramp. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

on-ramp

noun
ˈȯn-ˌramp,
ˈän-
: a ramp by which one enters a limited-access highway
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