The word "ramp" has many meanings. It is used in different areas: air transportation, sea and river transport, in extreme sports, etc. Ramp is called a structure and devices that are completely different in purpose.
For many people, the word "ramp" is associated only with theatrical lighting fixtures. Those who visited these palaces of culture could not help but notice the special powerful lamps designed to illuminate the stage. This lighting equipment is usually hidden from the public behind a low curb located at the edge of the stage. But it is impossible not to notice that it is from there that it is illuminated. So the first meaning of the word "ramp" is a theatrical lighting fixture.
What else does "ramp" mean?
To facilitate loading and unloading operations, a platform is attached to the wall of the warehouses, which with its other side approaches the railway tracks. This is a railroad ramp.
An inclined structure that facilitates the entry and exit of vehicles is also called by this word. A synonym for this "ramp" is "ramp". This word is more common to refer to such sites. Automotive tilt structure is open and closed, that is. In the second case, there are walls or curbs on it, which act as the border of the site.
In some kinds of extreme sports, you can also find constructions called this word. For example, in skateboarding there are special training buildings made in the form of flat areas. The basis for them is either solid wood or metal structures. To cover the surface of such a ramp, materials produced specifically for this purpose are used.
When loading and unloading luggage from aircraft, the device of the same name is also used. It is located in the nose or aft of the fuselage and is a mechanically controlled hatch. It descends to the level of the concrete platform, takes the load and lifts it to the plane compartment. Heavy types of military and other equipment (for example, armored personnel carriers) can be loaded into air transport exclusively using the air ramp.
The site at the berths of sea and river transport, intended for loading and unloading operations, is called both a ramp and a ramp.
a smooth connection of highways or parts of engineering structures that are located at different altitude levels is also called a ramp.
The obsolete meaning of this word is fort. It was used for the emergence of soldiers to the walls of the fortress and the supply of weapons.
"Rampa" in print media
The eponymous magazine was published in Russia at the end of the first decade of the 20th century. The same name was given to the supplement to the Khudozhestvenny Trud magazine, which was published in the mid-20s of the last century. From 1909 to 1918, a magazine well-known among the intelligentsia was published in Moscow, which reviewed the theatrical life of the capital. The publication was illustrated, colorful and very popular.
Rampa is the theatrical pseudonym of the English writer Henry Hoskin. He is the author of many books on esotericism and mysticism.