on-ramp

noun

ˈȯn-ˌramp 

ˈän-

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

Examples of on-ramp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nicolas Hull, who runs point on small-business hedging at Kalshi, has already been quietly working with firms using those kinds of strategies; Blanket is designed to give them, and thousands of similar businesses, an on-ramp without a sales call. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Pickleball has become an unlikely on-ramp, pulling millions of midlife and older adults onto public courts with a game that is easier on the joints than tennis, quicker to pick up than most racquet sports and built around social play. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026

The goal is to make the on-ramp easy enough that skeptics find their own way there. — Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

When the Parkway is closed, the detour will be fairly easy, exiting traffic at Grant Street, through Downtown Pittsburgh, to the Stanwix Street or Liberty Avenue on-ramps. — John Shumway, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for on-ramp

• decamp
• encamp
• headlamp
• preamp
• revamp
• timestamp
• amp
• champ
• clamp
• cramp
• damp
• gamp

Kids Definition

on-ramp

noun

ˈȯn-ˌramp, 

ˈän-

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