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All ramp synonyms

ramp
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noun ramp

  • camber — A camber is a gradual downward slope from the centre of a road to each side of it.
  • catwalk — At a fashion show, the catwalk is a narrow platform that models walk along to display clothes.
  • obliquity — the state of being oblique.
  • mountainside — The sloping surface of a mountain.
  • causeway — A causeway is a raised path or road that crosses water or wet land.
  • inclination — a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
  • grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
  • incline — to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
  • chute — A chute is a steep, narrow slope down which people or things can slide.
  • inclined plane — one of the simple machines, a plane surface inclined to the horizon, or forming with a horizontal plane any angle but a right angle. Compare machine (def 4b).
  • ascent — An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
  • gradient — the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
  • abruptness — sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.
  • deflection — The deflection of something means making it change direction.
  • airstrip — An airstrip is a stretch of land which has been cleared so that aircraft can take off and land.
  • obliqueness — The characteristic of being oblique.

verb ramp

  • fetch up — to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
  • elevate — Raise or lift (something) up to a higher position.
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