on-ramp

noun

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

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The Combs allegations — involving two ex-girlfriends, graphic testimony and a flood of civil suits — made for ideal on-ramps. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025 Early that morning, a 49-year-old man in a 2013 Nissan van was driving east and a 28-year-old woman was traveling west on the road when the vehicles crashed into each other at the intersection to the on-ramp for northbound Interstate 75, the Gainesville Police Department confirmed to the Sun. Sam Gillette, People.com, 11 July 2025 The westbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street were also scheduled to be closed. Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025 With real world benefits driving adoption across banks, insurers, and other financial institutions, stablecoins remain a powerful aspect of the crypto landscape, but primarily in the form of an easily explainable on-ramp versus the end state. Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for on-ramp

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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“On-ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-ramp. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

on-ramp

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