ramp
noun /ræmp/
/ræmp/
- a slope that joins two parts of a road, path, building, etc. when one is higher than the other
enlarge image- Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users.
- (North American English) (British English slip road)a road used for driving onto or off a major road such as a motorway or interstate
- a freeway exit ramp
- a slope or set of steps that can be moved, used for loading a vehicle or getting on or off a plane
- a loading ramp
Extra Examples- I drove up the ramp onto the ferry.
- She led the horse carefully down the ramp.
- We manoeuvred the sofa onto the loading ramp.
- (Indian English) the long stage that models walk on during a fashion show synonym catwalk, runway
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb in the sense ‘rear up’, also used as a heraldic term): from Old French ramper ‘creep, crawl’, of unknown origin. The current senses date from the late 18th cent.