Meaning

• Noun

  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.
  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 large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron and tarmac).
  6. 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.
  7. A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
  8. A scale of values.
  9. A speed bump.
  10. (slang) An act of violent robbery.
  11. (slang) A deliberate swindle or fraud.
  12. (slang) A search, conducted by authorities, of a prisoner or a prisoner's cell.
  13. (obsolete) A leap or bound.
  14. A concave bend at the top or cap of a railing, wall, or coping; a romp.

• Verb