off-ramp

noun

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

Examples of off-ramp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Additionally, the northbound Loop 101 off-ramps at Cactus Road and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard are closed to accommodate the wider freeway. Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024 The court’s action amounted to a legal off-ramp, leaving the FDA rules in place, without directly addressing the regulations themselves. Nina Totenberg, NPR, 13 June 2024 Authorities said a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline was traveling in the northbound lanes of the highway and was overturned while on a left-hand turn on an off-ramp. Pilar Arias, Fox News, 13 June 2024 The shooting happened shortly before midnight in the northbound lanes of the highway right before the exit 9 off-ramp in Homestead, said Detective Angel Rodriguez, a Miami-Dade County police spokesman. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for off-ramp 

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Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of off-ramp was in 1939

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“Off-ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-ramp. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

off-ramp

noun
ˈȯf-ˌramp
: a ramp by which one leaves a limited-access highway
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