on-ramp

noun

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

Examples of on-ramp in a Sentence

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On March 28, 2021, dozens of people lined Reed Street in downtown San Jose to watch the two-story Pallesen apartment building moved about three blocks to a vacant lot next to a freeway on-ramp. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026 Metal gates have been installed at several on-ramps and off-ramps along the 101 Freeway ahead of planned ‘No Kings’ protests on Saturday, a new tactic to stop people from going onto the freeway and blocking traffic. Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026 The sinkhole is on the Highway 99 on-ramp from 4th Street. Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 Prior to the chase, she’d been pulled over and boxed in by police on the Turnpike on-ramp. Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026 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 5 Apr. 2026.

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on-ramp

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