slip road

noun

A segment of a roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads (in either direction).

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rampaccess road
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Meanings

nounslip road (plural slip roads)

plural slip roads

  1. IrelandUKA segment of a roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads (in either direction).

    Synonyms: ramp

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA segment of a roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads (in either direction).

Similar
ramp

More synonyms by meaning

nouna short road giving access to an expressway

Similar
access road
Broader
roadroute
Also see
access roadramp

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From slip + road.

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Translations

Danish frakørsel, tilkørsel
  • frakørsela segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • tilkørsela segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
Dutch afrit
  • afrita segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
Finnish ramppi, liittymätie
  • ramppia segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • liittymätiea segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
French bretelle d'autoroute, bretelle
  • bretelle d'autoroutea segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • bretellea segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
German Auffahrt, Abfahrt
  • Auffahrta segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • Abfahrta segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
Irish sliosbhóthar
  • sliosbhóthara segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
Malay jalan susur
  • jalan susura segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
Polish droga wjazdowa na autostradę, droga wyjazdowa z autostrady
  • droga wjazdowa na autostradęa segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • droga wyjazdowa z autostradya segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
Russian въезд на автомагистраль, съезд с автомагистрали
  • въезд на автомагистраль (vʺjezd na avtomagistralʹ)a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • съезд с автомагистрали (sʺjezd s avtomagistrali)a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
Swedish avfart, avfartsväg
  • avfarta segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • avfartsväga segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
Welsh slipffordd, ffordd ymadael
  • slipffordda segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
  • ffordd ymadaela segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads
Cite this entry
APA

slip road. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slip%20road

MLA

“slip road.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slip%20road. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slip road,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slip%20road.

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