turn·pike  (tûrn'pīk') 
n. Abbr. Tnpk. or Tpk. A toll road, especially an expressway with tollgates. A tollgate.
[Middle English turnepike, spiked barrier : turnen, to turn; see turn + pike, sharp point; see pike5.] |
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