Ramp

/ɹæmp/ · noun

Meaning

An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline..

Definitions by Sense

1. An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
2. (Canada, US) An interchange, a road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
3. A structure with an inclined surface made for stunts, as for jumping motorcycles or other vehicles.
4. (aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport.
5. (cricket) A way of hitting a boundary by facing the bat face front and pushing with force to launch the ball. 100% of it done against pace.
6. (aviation) A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron and tarmac).
7. (aviation) A surface inside the air intake of a supersonic aircraft which adjusts in position to allow for efficient shock wave compression of incoming air at a wide range of different Mach numbers.
8. (skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.

Example Sentences

He hit three ramps in a row to push his team near the opponents total.

The RGB model uses the color component of light sources in order to produce more realistic and pleasant results. Internal color representations are always based on a palette-based color ramp.

We have created a volume ramp. Play the section in the Timeline and listen to the volume change.

We are surely not meant to think of the sense of “ramp” (from 1819) that means a deliberate swindle or fraud, such as announcing that you have done more tests than you actually have because a third were just posted out.

Mick raged and ramped at the barred door till his voice failed,

In English slang, to ramp was to swindle or rob.

Their bridles they would champe, / And trampling the fine element would fiercely rampe.

I've seen a ramping equestrian statue of General St. Clare on the Embankment.

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• ramps
• ramping
• ramped

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