on-ramp

noun

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

Examples of on-ramp in a Sentence

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As nearby troopers responded to the scene, both troopers saw the vehicle stopped across the right lane and right center lane of I-84 west at the end of the Exit 58 on-ramp, state police said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024 The only places Hands Free Cruise didn’t work were on-ramps and exits and local roads in the Mojave Desert. Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 The on-ramp from Congress Street to Interstate 93 was flooded Wednesday night, Massachusetts State Police said. Nbc Boston, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024 Authorities said the crash occurred late on Friday, Dec. 6, when a car crashed into a support column for the Pulaski Skyway near the Route 1 and 9 southbound on-ramp in Newark, according to CBS affiliate WCBS-TV and ABC affiliate WABC-TV. Abigail Adams, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

on-ramp

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