on-ramp

noun

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

Examples of on-ramp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Drivers on southbound Loop 101 are advised to merge safely between Shea Boulevard and Princess Drive to aid drivers using on-ramps. Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024 The shooting happened about 4:49 p.m. Friday on the Ashby Avenue on-ramp to eastbound I-80, the California Highway Patrol said. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024 In many states, including Ohio, some on-ramps and off-ramps are located next to each other or very close to one another, Farmer said. Max Filby, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024 The sinkhole was found shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday in the far right lane on Highway 50, just east of the Harbor Boulevard on-ramp, according to California Highway Patrol online dispatch records. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024 In Cincinnati, those streets include the 1200 block of Gest Street, the 5100 block of Rhode Island Avenue, Reading Road and Liberty Street near the on-ramp and Martin Luther King Drive and Eden Avenue. Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024 Northbound Loop 202 ramps to eastbound I-10 closed Eastbound I-10 on-ramps at 79th, 75th and 67th Avenues closed When: From 9 p.m. on Friday, March 29, to 5 a.m. on Monday, April 1. Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024 Create content about your IP. Offer on-ramps for people to pay. Kary Oberbrunner, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 The collision first was reported about 2:20 a.m. on westbound Interstate 80 near the 4th Street on-ramp, according to early reports confirmed by the CHP. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of on-ramp was in 1956

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“On-ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-ramp. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

on-ramp

noun
ˈȯn-ˌramp,
ˈän-
: a ramp by which one enters a limited-access highway
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