Meaning of off-ramp | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads.
   Australia, Canada, US
2. An exit strategy.
   broadly, figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“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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