on-ramp
or on·ramp
[ on-ramp, awn- ]
/ ˈɒnˌræmp, ˈɔn- /
noun
an entrance lane for traffic from a street to a turnpike or freeway.
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Origin of on-ramp
by analogy with off-ramp
Words nearby on-ramp
on-peak, on pins and needles, on principle, on purpose, ONR, on-ramp, on-record, on relief, on request, onrush, ONS
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Example sentences from the Web for on-ramp
It was a brick wall that we turned into the on-ramp of a highway.
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British Dictionary definitions for on-ramp
on-ramp
noun
a ramp that provides access to the specified part of a road systeman interstate highway on-ramp
a method of accessing a service or facilityan important on-ramp to the on-line world
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