off-ramp

noun

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

Examples of off-ramp in a Sentence

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Beijing is infuriated and wants to underscore just how unacceptable her comments are, and is therefore unlikely to provide an off-ramp anytime soon. Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025 Thursday, less than 24 hours after a five-vehicle crash killed State Senator Faith Winter near Dry Creek, a tanker truck sped down the southbound off-ramp at Yale Avenue and crashed into an overpass abutment, killing the driver and spilling massive amounts of fuel. Alan Gionet, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025 However, the administration has brought a 28-point peace plan to the table after discussions with Russia, offering an off-ramp to both countries. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025 Never ever stop and try to park on the side of an interstate or on an off-ramp. Eve Chen, USA Today, 25 Nov. 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 12 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

off-ramp

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