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 Tates’ vehicle began to run out of gas, prompting them to walk up an on-ramp to a nearby QuikTrip for 30 minutes to grab a can of gas and water for Carson in below-freezing temperatures. Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025 Likewise, a driver who goes between the Brooklyn Bridge and the FDR drive using the on-ramps between the two will stay off of surface streets and therefore not be charged. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025 This approach positions convertible notes as a new on-ramp to the bitcoin ecosystem, appealing to investors seeking both yield and bitcoin’s asymmetric upside. Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 The on-ramp formally expired in October, but the Biden administration gave borrowers an extra few months before allowing these collection activities to resume, Politico reported. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025 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 19 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

on-ramp

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