off-ramp

noun

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

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The incremental packages have the potential to alter the TV landscape by giving consumers and easy on- and off-ramp to access programming. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2025 The foot of off-ramps will get some work so disabled people can more easily cross those ramps while pedestrians, and new overhead signs. Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025 Peterson feels a little more well-rounded offensively and can function on and off the ball, which drives a few more successful ‘off-ramps’ for him. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025 The Manatee County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) said in a press release sent to Newsweek that a body was discovered in a retention pond at the southbound off-ramp of Interstate 75 and State Route 70. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

off-ramp

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