on-ramp

noun

: a ramp by which one enters a limited-access highway

Examples of on-ramp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The crash was initially reported about 11:15 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-80 near the Riverside Avenue on-ramp, according to CHP online dispatch records. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024 Southbound on-ramps also were expected to be closed at Daisy Mountain Drive and Pioneer Road. Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024 Loop 202 ramps to eastbound U.S. 60 will be closed, along with U.S. 60 on-ramps at Power and Elliot roads. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024 Rios, 20, was struck just before 9 p.m. on North Second Street near an on-ramp to Interstate 8. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024 All except the on-ramp to 101 were reopened by 11:30 p.m. Authorities did not release the person’s name pending confirmation of their identity and notification of their next of kin. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024 The northbound Loop 101 on-ramp at Shea Boulevard also remains closed until mid-June. The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024 Drivers on southbound Loop 101 are advised to merge safely between Shea Boulevard and Princess Drive to aid drivers using on-ramps. Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024 The shooting happened about 4:49 p.m. Friday on the Ashby Avenue on-ramp to eastbound I-80, the California Highway Patrol said. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of on-ramp was in 1956

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Cite this Entry

“On-ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-ramp. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

on-ramp

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