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 death occurred about 10:50 p.m. Monday in the westbound lanes of the freeway near the Powell Street off-ramp. Harry Harris, Mercury News, 27 May 2025 Giving those who no longer qualify a gradual off-ramp — and help finding alternative coverage — will be essential. Editorial, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025 Put differently, the two rivals did not want to risk the catastrophic costs of a nuclear war and managed to find a timely off-ramp by inviting American mediation. Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2025 From Westbound Highway 50, drivers should take the Enterprise Boulevard off-ramp Exit 81 and stay left then continue onto Enterprise to Industrial Avenue and turn left at the light. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 19 May 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 2 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

off-ramp

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