off-ramp

[awf-ramp, of-]
noun
an exit lane for traffic from a turnpike or freeway to a street.
Also, off·ramp.
Compare on-ramp.


Origin:
1950–55, Americanism

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off-ramp
 
n
a short steep one-way road by which traffic can leave a motorway or highway

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Main Entry:  off-ramp
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a one-way lane for departing a main highway
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Example sentences
They came from businesses that opened near a town's new train station or the
  new off-ramp.
Likewise, as cars travel along highways, they eventually exit through an
  off-ramp.
When it reaches the destination station, it exits this central loop via an
  off-ramp.
The car flees into an off-ramp and, precipitate, stops with a rubber-mouse
  squeak of tires.
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