ramp

1. An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
2. An interchange, a road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway. (US)
3. A structure with an inclined surface made for stunts, as for jumping motorcycles or other vehicles.
4. A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport.
5. A way of hitting a boundary by facing a cricket bat face front and pushing with force to launch the ball; of the entirety done against pace. · He hit three ramps in a row to push his team near the opponents total.
6. A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron and tarmac).
7. A surface inside the air intake of a supersonic aircraft which adjusts in position to allow for efficient shock wave compression of incoming air at a wide range of different Mach numbers.
8. A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.

Plural ramps