off-ramp

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From off +‎ ramp.

Noun

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off-ramp (plural off-ramps)

  1. (Canada, US, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads. [from 20th c.]
    Synonyms: exit ramp, (Britain) off-slip
    Coordinate term: on-ramp
  2. (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.
    • 2024 July 11, Theodore Schleifer, Jacob Bernstein, Reid J. Epstein, “How Biden Lost George Clooney and Hollywood”, in The New York Times[3], →ISSN:
      Mr. Katzenberg, who moonlights as a top Biden official and has worked with Mr. Clooney on philanthropy for decades, reached out to him to see if there was an off-ramp, according to three people familiar with the matter.

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