on-ramp

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on-ramp

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From on + ramp.

noun on-ramps · onramp

Australia, Canada, US A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from local roads onto a freeway.
Similar: on-slip
figuratively An introduction, an introductory course.

verb on-ramps · on-ramping · on-ramped · onramp

US, ditransitive, idiomatic To introduce (someone) to (something).

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noun roadway segment

中文	匝道 zādào
Deutsch	Auffahrtsrampe
Русский	въезд vʺjezd

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@misc{on_ramp_2026,
  title = {on-ramp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on-ramp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}