"on-ramp" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: on-ramps [plural]
Etymology: on + ramp Etymology templates: {{com|en|on|ramp}} on + ramp Head templates: {{en-noun}} on-ramp (plural on-ramps)
  1. (Canada, US, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from local roads onto a freeway. Tags: Australia, Canada, US Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms: on-slip Translations (roadway segment): 匝道 (zādào) (english: freeway ramp) (Chinese Mandarin), liittymiskaista (Finnish), Auffahrtsrampe [feminine] (German), въезд на автомагистра́ль (vʺjezd na avtomagistrálʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-on-ramp-en-noun-CRKWsTlI Disambiguation of Roads: 96 4 Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English, 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: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'roadway segment': 98 2
  2. introduction, introductory course
    Sense id: en-on-ramp-en-noun-izxX88l8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: onramp Related terms: slip road

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