off-ramp

noun

ˈȯf-ˌramp 

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

Examples of off-ramp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The officer stopped the vehicle near the Yosemite Avenue off-ramp, where Silva, the driver and sole occupant, was arrested. — Velvet Wu july 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Trump has struggled to find an off-ramp for the war, which has been steadily unpopular among Americans. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 14 July 2026

Speaking to Ars, Li’s co-founder, Mildenhall, described the explicit 3D aspect of the company’s current tools and products as simply a matter of giving users an off-ramp to an export format for now. — ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

Areas highlighted in red included the eastern portion of the downtown loop, the Interstate 35 southbound off-ramp to 20th Street, and north-south corridors such as Grand Boulevard and Oak Street. — Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for off-ramp

• decamp
• encamp
• headlamp
• preamp
• revamp
• timestamp
• amp
• champ
• clamp
• cramp
• damp
• gamp

Kids Definition

off-ramp

noun

ˈȯf-ˌramp

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