off-ramp
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Noun[edit]
- (Canada, US, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads. [from 20th c.]
- (by extension) An exit strategy.
- 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[1], →ISSN:
- 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 June 10, Andrew Roth, “Putin compares himself to Peter the Great in quest to take back Russian lands”, in The Guardian[2]:
- 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.
Translations[edit]
roadway segment
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Further reading[edit]
- “off-ramp”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “off-ramp, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “off-ramp”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “off-ramp”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “off-ramp” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.