off-ramp

noun

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

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Saturday on the right shoulder of the 51st Street off-ramp to the southbound freeway, the California Highway Patrol reported. City News Service, Daily News, 30 May 2026 The Order is Not Modest The threshold fact here is that the order does not read like a normal litigation off-ramp. Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026 During that time, crews are expected to wrap up work on the new on- and off-ramps, Youmans said. Rose Evans updated May 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026 Drivers are being warned about overnight ramp closures along Interstate 80 in Yolo County as Caltrans resumes pavement rehabilitation work, including repaving and restriping at various on- and off-ramps in West Sacramento and Davis. Velvet Wu may 28, Sacbee.com, 28 May 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 31 May. 2026.

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off-ramp

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