off-ramp

or off·ramp

[ awf-ramp, of- ]

noun

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

Origin of off-ramp

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

Compare on-ramp.

Words Nearby off-ramp

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How to use off-ramp in a sentence

At least a plan to the effect of stating some kind of exit strategy, an off-ramp, would be refreshing; I haven't seen one.
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But if I had to guess, I'd say that option 4, the off-ramp, will look less unappealing that the other three options.
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The justices did show a lot of interest in a fourth option: an off-ramp.
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The next morning he crashed his motorcycle on the freeway off-ramp by missing the turn.
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British Dictionary definitions for off-ramp

off-ramp

noun

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

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