English dictionary
turnpike
/'t/[@]/rn,p/aI/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
Source: WordNet 3.0
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an expressway on which tolls are collected
Synonyms toll roadSource: WordNet 3.0
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A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. See <u>Turnstile</u>, 1.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To form, as a road, in the manner of a turnpike road; into a rounded form, as the path of a road.
Source: webster1913