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 crash was reported Saturday shortly after 2 a.m. on the southbound side of the highway prior to the Exit 34 on-ramp, according to Connecticut State Police. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2025 Other ramps will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday: The eastbound I-10 on-ramps at Third and Seventh Streets, Buckeye Road, 24th, 32nd and 40th streets. Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2025 The rain also caused flooding along some Los Angeles freeways overnight, including the Broadway on-ramp to the northbound 101 Freeway, which left several cars stranded in the flood waters, according to the National Weather Service. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025 Predictably, the on-ramp for many of the company’s customers is security (DDoS protection, WAFs) or performance (CDN, load balancing that distributes traffic to optimize site performance). Stockstory Team, CNBC, 4 Feb. 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 14 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

on-ramp

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