rampnoun [ C ]
uk/ræmp/us/ræmp/an artificial slope:
I pushed the wheelchair up the ramp and into the supermarket.
UK a raised strip built into a road to make vehicles drive more slowly
US UK slip road a short road on which vehicles join or leave a main road
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Parts of buildings: stairs & lifts
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- escalator
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