slip road (off-ramp)

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10User_gary12cite 10off-ramp10 10US10 15012br 10noun10 10[C]10 (10UK10 10slip road10)12br 10a road for driving off a major road12br 12br 10Please explain (a road for driving off a major road)12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00You are driving on a major auto route. When you exit, there will be a road at an angle for you to take. This is called an off-ramp, 'ramp' being the word of choice because the major road is often elevated a bit from the rest of the surrounding territory.

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