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- noun Alternative form of
on-ramp .
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Examples
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This onramp is directly underneath the Olgiati bridge (on the north side of the river) ... and it is not exactly a "bustling" stretch of road.
Greedy Gophers in an Un-Cage Match eddieizzard 2005
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Or, Genachowski could propose what he now has on the table-apply those common carrier provisions to ISP "onramp" services, with "forbearance" attached.
Ars Technica 2010
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The company previously rebuffed calls to build an "onramp" for crude from the Bakken oil fields of Montana, North Dakota and Saskatchewan, saying there was insufficient demand.
Fore, right! 2010
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TransCanada to consider US pipeline 'onramp' construction this year on the 1,980-mile Keystone XL pipeline.
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Brian Schweitzer wants that segment to include an "onramp" for oil producers in his state and neighboring North Dakota.
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"MindJolt has quickly become an 'onramp' to the Internet for the world's independent game developers," said DeWolfe.
knowledge Mark Hefflinger 2010
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Credit: NASA / JPL / UA / Eduardo Tesheiner Spirit - which is just 16.2 meters from its winter parking spot - will attempt to double its distance with a 15-meter drive that just may put the rover back on top of Home Plate by way of an "onramp" a couple of meters to the east of where it's been for the past week, on the slope of Home Plate.
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Every newspaper publisher becomes, in effect, a sales channel and "onramp" to the system.
Screenwerk 2008
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With this on your blog you can’t really say anymore that you weren’t going that fast, but you could argue that you were speeding up to match traffic after the onramp which is a good excuse in my books.
Well, So Much For That Winning Streak « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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That was certainly true back in the day, when millions of people used it as their onramp to the dial-up Internet.
Larry Magid: Tech Makes Media Landscape Even More Confusing Larry Magid 2011
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