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on-ramp

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Roads
ˈon-ramp noun [countable] American English  TTRa road for driving onto a freeway 〔高速公路的〕驶进坡道[匝道],上匝道 SYN British English slip road
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on-rampI made it to an on-ramp, the freeway familiar, a kind of homey feeling to the green, white-lettered signs.These channels act as on-ramps to the Internet or other on-line information services.Far from complete, the I-way is quickly acquiring new on-ramps and even small highway systems.Local or access roads, or on-ramps, simplify linkages between businesses, schools, and homes to the communications backbone.Consumer Access Devices Which consumer devices provide the on-ramps to the transport architectures?I steered the car up the on-ramp back on to the freeway.
ˈon-ramp nounChineseSyllable
road a freeway Corpus for driving onto a


on-ramp
ˈon-ramp noun [countable] American English
a road for driving onto a freeway
   SYN  slip road British English


on-rampBrE /ˈɒn ræmp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːn ræmp/ 🔊, /ˈɔːn ræmp/ 🔊 noun (NAmE, SAfrE) a road used for driving onto a major road such as an interstate (高速公路等的)驶进匝道,驶进坡道   compare off-ramp