on-ramp

noun

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

Examples of on-ramp in a Sentence

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Even when payments restarted in late 2023, the Department offered a temporary on-ramp period during which missed payments wouldn’t immediately trigger defaults or collections. Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 While there’s a few solid tutorials with different missions to walk players through the game’s many systems, and Episodes of South Town provides its own entry level on-ramp, many of the features in the tutorials are lacking compared to other games. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025 The on-ramp was a 12-month moratorium on reporting loan defaults to credit bureaus to protect borrowers. Medora Lee, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025 Members of the New Haven Police Department also responded and closed the Exit 44 southbound on-ramp. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 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 30 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

on-ramp

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