on-ramp

noun

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

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Layer on top of that a job market where AI is eliminating the very entry-level roles that used to serve as the on-ramp (think first-draft writing, research tasks, and basic analysis) and the early talent pipeline is narrowing fast. Susan Lamotte, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Tarr said among the immediate steps the state could take to prevent wrong-way crashes include adding new signage, painting directional arrows along road surfaces and placing plastic barriers along highway on-ramps to warn motorists heading the wrong way. Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026 It is located beneath Interstate 5 and the on-ramps for the San Diego-Coronado Bridge — construction for which cut the Logan Heights neighborhood in half, resulting in both Logan Heights and Barrio Logan. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026 Lee was walking us along a sweetness gradient, beginning with a savory on-ramp of legumes and caviar and arriving at a place of unambiguous dessert. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026 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 28 May. 2026.

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on-ramp

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