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on-ramp

noun

Etymology

From on + ramp.

  1. derived from *hrimpaną✻ — “to shrivel, shrink”
  2. derived from *hrampōn✻ — “to contract oneself, wrinkle, rumple, crumple, curve”
  3. derived from ramper — “to crawl, climb, scale up”
  4. derived from rampe
  5. borrowed from rampe
  6. compounded as on-ramp — “on + ramp”

Definitions

  1. A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from local roads onto a freeway.

  2. An introduction, an introductory course.

  3. To introduce (someone) to (something).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA