on-ramp

noun

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

Examples of on-ramp in a Sentence

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County officials said in a news release that police were dispatched to confront protesters marching toward an interstate on-ramp. Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025 The officer conducted a traffic stop after the Tesla driver continued onto the I-95 South on-ramp without stopping. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2025 People squeezed through holes in fences that were blocking the freeway on-ramp near Commercial Street. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025 Moments before, Rodden had stopped her vehicle for a van parked on an on-ramp near Kansas City International Airport. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for on-ramp

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 30 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

on-ramp

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