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

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Around then, Ryan told Sportico, the family went back to Northwestern’s leadership with an offer of an off-ramp. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026 But neither Washington nor Tehran appears to be looking for an immediate off-ramp, limiting what Beijing can accomplish in the near term. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 According to investigators, the Loveland Emergency Communications Center received an iPhone notification about a crash near the I-25 and Eisenhower Boulevard off-ramp just after midnight Monday. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 In August 2023, according to the release, Normandin-Parker’s friend, Luna Moore, got sick in the Uber and the driver, Vu Tran, stopped at a freeway gore point, the triangular area by the freeway’s off-ramp. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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off-ramp

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