Word info

off-ramp

Noun

Meaning

(Canada, US, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads. [from 20th c.]
Synonyms: exit ramp, (Britain) off-slip
Coordinate term: on-ramp

(by extension) An exit strategy.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

off ramp

Examples

Around 8:35 p.m., police said, a trooper on patrol near Exit 3A on Route 84 in Sturbridge saw a minivan merge onto the off-ramp at 50 mph. Source: Internet

The EMPD Speed Enforcement Unit members arrested three drivers for failing to adhere to the 120km/h speed limit on the N3 south near the Rand Airport off-ramp in Germiston on September 20. Source: Internet

Carter had most likely taken a left at the bottom of the off-ramp, which took them under the Connector briefly as they headed west on Edgewood. Source: Internet

At 12:21 p.m., responders were called to another accident at the off-ramp. Source: Internet

The council backed Clout's motion to add an "off-ramp" in the process at the 4-6 week mark, when the review team is expected to produce its first report and a recommended action plan. Source: Internet

The crash happened around 10:30 p.m., just south of the Laguna Boulevard off-ramp. Source: Internet

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