off-ramp

noun

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

Examples of off-ramp in a Sentence

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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 The 55-hour closure will affect access to westbound I-80 from the Interstate 50 interchange to the eastbound Highway 50 interchange in Yolo County, Caltrans said in a news release, as well as various on- and off-ramps in West Sacramento. Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Drivers who want to avoid crossing into Mexico can detour by exiting at the Via De San Ysidro Boulevard off-ramp on southbound I-5, turning right onto Via De San Ysidro Boulevard, then left onto Calle Primera and continue toward Camino De La Plaza through Willow Road. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 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 11 Oct. 2025.

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off-ramp

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