on-ramp

== English == === Alternative forms === onramp === Etymology === From on +‎ ramp. === Noun === on-ramp (plural on-ramps) (Canada, US, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from local roads onto a freeway. Synonym: on-slip Coordinate terms: exit ramp, off-ramp (figurative) An introduction, an introductory course. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === on-ramp (third-person singular simple present on-ramps, present participle on-ramping, simple past and past participle on-ramped) (idiomatic, ditransitive, US) To introduce (someone) to (something). ==== See also ====