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off-ramp
[ awf-ramp, of- ]
noun
- an exit lane for traffic from a turnpike or freeway to a street.
off-ramp
noun
- a short steep one-way road by which traffic can leave a motorway or highway
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of off-ramp1
Example Sentences
"There's no off-ramp. Who determines how long the shutdown would last? Only those evil people," he said.
It dodged a freeway project in the 1950s, moving its location to make way for an off-ramp.
“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.
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.
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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