on-ramp

noun

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

Examples of on-ramp in a Sentence

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Sena’s vehicle then struck a pickup truck driven by a 25-year-old Meridian man, causing the pickup to come to rest in the lanes of the westbound on-ramp of exit 53, which is the Vista Avenue exit to the Boise Airport, the release said. Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026 What 'unforeseen traffic issues' delayed in opening the University Avenue on-ramp? Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026 According to PennDOT, all of the outbound lanes between the on-ramp from Bates Street at the Oakland interchange to the Squirrel Hill Tunnel were closed to traffic for about half an hour. Patrick Damp, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026 The new Exit 74 southbound on-ramp opened in October. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 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 13 Jan. 2026.

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on-ramp

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