off-ramp

noun

ˈȯf-ˌramp How to pronounce off-ramp (audio)
: a ramp by which one leaves a limited-access highway

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California Highway Patrol investigators are looking for witnesses to a crash that killed a bicyclist on an Interstate 80 off-ramp in Fairfield last week. — Jessie Baltaxe, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 The closure was prompted by a water main break near the I-84 eastbound off-ramp at exit 38, according the Idaho Transportation Department. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026 Once an off-ramp for those players in need of a second chance, the transfer portal is now an opportunity for high-earning talents to take in even more. — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Without that off-ramp, builders would be forced to slash prices, threatening the equity held by recent buyers or to idle construction crews. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for off-ramp

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First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of off-ramp was in 1939

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off-ramp

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