tollgate

[ tohl-geyt ]
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noun
  1. a gate where a toll is collected.

Origin of tollgate

1
First recorded in 1765–75; toll1 + gate1

Words Nearby tollgate

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How to use tollgate in a sentence

  • The same glance will also show you the tollgate, which you could not see before.

    Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia | William Gilmore Simms
  • Allan Gold, teaching the school on Thunder Run, lodged at the tollgate halfway down the mountain.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
  • The tollgate keeper, old and crippled, sat on the porch beside a wooden bucket of well-water.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
  • The tollgate keeper hobbled back to his chair, and Sairy returned to her dinner.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
  • At a tollgate the aide drew rein, leaned from his saddle, and struck against the door with a pistol butt.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for tollgate

tollgate

/ (ˈtəʊlˌɡeɪt, ˈtɒl-) /


noun
  1. a gate across a toll road or bridge at which travellers must stop and pay

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