on-ramp

noun

: a ramp by which one enters a limited-access highway

Examples of on-ramp in a Sentence

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The eastbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Seventh Street and Cave Creek Road will also be closed, but the northbound SR 51 ramps to eastbound Loop 101 will remain open. Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2025 The big concern in industry is, that despite the progress the U.K. is making to deliver greater legal and regulatory certainty for the cryptoasset sector, it is being undermined as the fintech and crypto sector is further de-banked and the crucial on-ramp from fiat to digital assets is choked off. Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Copilot Chat can be an on-ramp to Microsoft 365 Copilot, with a lower barrier to entry, Jared Spataro, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer for AI at work, said in a CNBC interview this week. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025 These types of on-ramps to the U.S.-centric chips supply chain provide partner countries the flexibility to ignore some of Beijing’s demands. Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for on-ramp 

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of on-ramp was in 1956

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“On-ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-ramp. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

on-ramp

noun
ˈȯn-ˌramp,
ˈän-
: a ramp by which one enters a limited-access highway
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