"off-ramp" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: off-ramps [plural]
Etymology: From off + ramp. Etymology templates: {{com|en|off|ramp}} off + ramp Head templates: {{en-noun}} off-ramp (plural off-ramps)
  1. (Canada, US, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads. Tags: Australia, Canada, US Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms: exit ramp, off-slip [Britain] Translations (roadway segment): mahasõidukoht (Estonian), erkanemiskaista (Finnish), Abfahrtsrampe [feminine] (German), avkjøringsrampe [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), вы́езд (výjezd) (Russian), ви́їзд (výjizd) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-off-ramp-en-noun-NIIwZ-ee Disambiguation of Roads: 90 10 Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English Disambiguation of 'roadway segment': 94 6
  2. (by extension) An exit strategy. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-off-ramp-en-noun-pNZ0ZXPi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: offramp Related terms: slip road

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