off-ramp

noun

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

Examples of off-ramp in a Sentence

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Despite the blockade, Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, told CBS News that investors continue to assume that the sides will soon find an off-ramp and avoid further escalation. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 The slam is an apparent response to the leader of the Catholic Church’s suggestion that Trump should seek an off-ramp from the war. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 To end without a deal marks a fundamental blow to nascent hopes of finding an off-ramp to this crisis. Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026 Last week, oil prices dropped more than 12% on hopes that the Islamabad talks would lead to an off-ramp for the administration to start winding down the war. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 12 Apr. 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 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

off-ramp

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