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on-slips

on-slips is the plural of on-slip.

Meaning of on-slip

Noun

on-slip (plural on-slips)

  1. (UK) A slip road by which traffic joins a major road such as a motorway.
    • This situation is most acute at the eastbound on-slip of Junction 16 (Figure 1).1974, by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record, page 101
    Synonyms:
    on-ramp

Questions about on-slips

What is on-slips the plural of?
On-slips is the plural of on-slip.

Words near on-slips in the dictionary

  1. on-side
  2. on-side kick
  3. on-side kicks
  4. on-site
  5. on-slip
  6. on-slips
  7. on-stage
  8. on-the-air
  9. on-the-fly
  10. on-the-fly encryption
  11. on-the-go-ness

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