Dictionary

off-ramp en · NOUN

Etymology

From off + ramp.

Meanings

1. (Australia, Canada, US) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads.
2. (broadly, figuratively) An exit strategy.
   • An adviser to the Ukrainian government said the comments showed that attempts to negotiate with Putin or find an “off-ramp” from the conflict for Putin, as French president, Emmanuel Macron, has sought to do, were misguided. 2022 June 10, Andrew Roth, “Putin compares himself to Peter the Great in quest to take back Russian lands”, in The Guardian:
   • And at least for now, there is no discernible off-ramp for the Russian leader short of declaring a cease-fire or pulling back his forces — steps he has so far shown no interest in taking. 2022 March 4, David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt, Julian E. Barnes, “Washington’s Newest Worry: The Dangers of Cornering Putin”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • Mr. Katzenberg, who moonlights as a top Biden official and has worked with Mr. Clooney on philanthropy for decades, reached out to him to see if there was an off-ramp, according to three people familiar with the matter. 2024 July 11, Theodore Schleifer, Jacob Bernstein, Reid J. Epstein, “How Biden Lost George Clooney and Hollywood”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Coordinates

on-ramp

Relateds

slip road

Synonyms

off-slip · exit ramp

Translations (12)

et mahasõidukoht (roadway segment) · ru вы́езд (roadway segment) · ru съезд (roadway segment) · cs sjezd (roadway segment) · sv avfart (roadway segment) · nb avkjøringsrampe (roadway segment) · uk ви́їзд (roadway segment) · fi erkanemiskaista (roadway segment) · de Abfahrtsrampe (roadway segment) · pl zjazd (roadway segment) · is frárein (roadway segment) · cs exit (roadway segment)