off-ramp

noun

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

Examples of off-ramp in a Sentence

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The fire has also prompted road closures in these locations: Ridge Route Rd at Lake Hughes Ridge Route Rd at Templin Hwy Lake Hughes at Pine Cyn Dry Gulch at San Francisquito Cyn Rd I-5 NB at Parker Rd Off Ramp and I-5 NB at Lake Hughes Rd off-ramp will be shut down. Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 The Volunteers had an off-ramp from disaster in the Vandy loss, but Chaz Lanier missed a game-tying free throw try with 2.8 seconds left. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 Some analysts have also suggested that in the coming months, the pressure on Russia could be so great that Putin will have to seek an off-ramp to stabilize the economy and safeguard his hold on power. Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025 Don’t expect Atkins to necessarily provide an off-ramp. Brian Barrett, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for off-ramp 

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 2 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

off-ramp

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