"off-ramp" meaning in English

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Noun

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), zjazd (Polish), вы́езд (výjezd) (Russian), avfart [common-gender] (Swedish), 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: offramp Related terms: slip road

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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