off-ramp

noun

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

Examples of off-ramp in a Sentence

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Hope appears to spring eternal that Putin might seek some sort of off-ramp, given his dire stalemate on the battlefield and struggle defending Russian airspace. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 This quick ritual also provides an off-ramp to transition to my life outside of work. Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Back then, similarly frustrated with the difficulties of the commute, my dad would park off the shoulder of the Route 3 off-ramp, in the mud next to a thicket of phragmites. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026 Researchers are framing it as a promising off-ramp from GLP-1 weight loss drugs, and the biology behind it is unusual enough to be worth understanding. Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026 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 21 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

off-ramp

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