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on-ramp

[on-ramp, awn-]

on-ramp

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


Origin:
by analogy with off-ramp
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On-ramp is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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on-ramp
 
n
1.  a ramp that provides access to the specified part of a road system: an interstate highway on-ramp
2.  a method of accessing a service or facility: an important on-ramp to the on-line world

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Main Entry:  on-ramp
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a one-way lane for getting onto a main highway
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