on-ramp

noun

ˈȯn-ˌramp How to pronounce on-ramp (audio)
ˈän-
: a ramp by which one enters a limited-access highway

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The outside lane on the southbound Highway 113 connector to eastbound Interstate 80, along with the Old Davis Road on-ramp to eastbound I-80, will be closed for about a week beginning Friday night, Caltrans announced on Thursday. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Additionally, the Ventura Boulevard on-ramp to the southbound 405 will be closed, as will the off-ramp from the northbound 405 to Getty Center Drive. — City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Drivers should prepare for long-term westbound lane restrictions, the closure of the Grant Street on-ramp and the Stanwix Street off-ramp during construction. — Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 Investigators said Davis then merged left and cut across the white on-ramp markings to get on the highway. — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on-ramp

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First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of on-ramp was in 1956

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on-ramp

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