off-ramp

American  

[awf-ramp, of-] / ˈɔfˌræmp, ˈɒf- /

Or offramp

noun

1. an exit lane for traffic from a turnpike or freeway to a street.

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off-ramp British  

noun

1. a short steep one-way road by which traffic can leave a motorway or highway

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Etymology

Origin of off-ramp

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

Example Sentences

Kumu Maka takes the very next off-ramp.

From Literature

When the court turned to Cook’s counsel, Paul Clement, justices appeared less focused on choosing between the parties than on identifying a legal off-ramp.

From Barron's

When the court turned to Cook’s counsel, Paul Clement, justices appeared less focused on choosing between the parties than on identifying a legal off-ramp.

From Barron's

While Europe is still hoping for a diplomatic off-ramp, it also appears to be willing to defend itself in a more aggressive way given the apparent lack of room to negotiate away Denmark’s rights to the territory.

From Barron's

Though there is demand for safe havens, there are “no signs of panic with the market clearly hoping an off-ramp will be found,” Rabobank’s Jane Foley says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• turnoff