on-ramp

noun

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

Examples of on-ramp in a Sentence

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The resident, Tucker Born, wound up either hugging the road's shoulder as cars whizzed past — some of them trying to turn onto the northbound on-ramp to I-65 — or squeezing onto the bridge's narrow sidewalks, neither an ideal option. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 4 July 2025 Wedged into an industrial area crowded with storage facilities and warehouses beneath an on-ramp to the 405 Freeway, the space, home to the Culver City Football Club, was refurbished to include mini indoor and outdoor turf fields, a putting green and a life-size chess set. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025 Crews will block on-ramps at Donaldson to northbound I-71/75 and I-275 and at Turfway to northbound I-71/75 for the work. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 For companies eager to test and learn, AI-native tools offer practical on-ramps without the weight of legacy complexity. Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 1 July 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 12 Jul. 2025.

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on-ramp

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