ramp

English

/ɹæmp/

noun
Definitions
  • An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
  • A road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
  • (aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport
  • (aviation) A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron)
  • (skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
  • A speed bump.
  • (obsolete) A leap or bound.
  • A concave bend at the top or cap of a railing, wall, or coping; a romp.

Etymology

Borrowed from French rampe derived from Old French ramper (climb, crawl up, creep) derived from Frankish *rampōn.

Origin

Frankish

*rampōn

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