off-ramp

noun

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

Examples of off-ramp in a Sentence

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As the standoff stretches into its third week, no plausible off-ramps have emerged (yet). Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025 There’s no end in sight despite continuing bipartisan chatter and Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s hopes for an off-ramp. Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025 Reeves also will build a new road along I-85 South to carry I-485 off-ramp traffic to I-85 South, and build a new bridge on Sam Wilson Road over the new road. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025 The 2024 law change is designed to trigger an off-ramp out of the criminal justice system for such defendants that shifts them into treatment and care, Johnson said. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 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 20 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

off-ramp

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