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off-ramp

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[ awf-ramp, of- ]

noun

  1. an exit lane for traffic from a turnpike or freeway to a street.


off-ramp

noun

  1. a short steep one-way road by which traffic can leave a motorway or highway
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of off-ramp1

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55
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"There's no off-ramp. Who determines how long the shutdown would last? Only those evil people," he said.

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It dodged a freeway project in the 1950s, moving its location to make way for an off-ramp.

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“I feel that in the agency’s best interests, and its employees and our public, I think this has gone on long enough, and we have a window right now to bring about some sort of off-ramp to all of this,†Jung said.

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Following Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, American officials including Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris suggested an off-ramp in tensions could be near, but Israel’s latest attack will likely complicate peace efforts.

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But the one potential off-ramp is if there were major concessions from Iran, a major turnaround in Iranian policy, starting with the nuclear programme but including the support for Hezbollah and Hamas.

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