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ramp
noun [C] /ræmp/Definition
› an artificial slope: I pushed the wheelchair up the ramp and into the supermarket.Stairs and lifts › UK a raised strip built into a road to make vehicles drive more slowlyRoad surfaces and features › US for slip roadMotorways
(Definition of ramp noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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