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onslip

onslip is the alternative form 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

Forms of onslip

pluralonslips

Questions about onslip

What is onslip the alternative form of?
Onslip is the alternative form of on-slip.

Words near onslip in the dictionary

  1. onsite
  2. onslaught
  3. onslaughter
  4. onslaughters
  5. onslaughts
  6. onslip
  7. onslips
  8. Onslow
  9. Onslow County
  10. Onslow Village
  11. onsold

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