turnpike
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noun
1.
a high-speed highway, especially one maintained by tolls.
2.
(formerly) a barrier set across such a highway to stop passage until a toll has been paid; tollgate.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (between the mid-16th and late 19th centuries) |
| a. gates or some other barrier set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid | |
| b. a road on which a turnpike was operated | |
| 2. | an obsolete word for turnstile |
| 3. | (US) a motorway for use of which a toll is charged |
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Turnpike
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
turnpike
c.1420, "spiked road barrier used for defense," from turn + pike (2) "shaft." Sense transf. to "horizontal cross of timber, turning on a vertical pin" (1547), which were used to bar horses from foot roads. This led to the sense of "barrier to stop
passage until a toll is paid" (1678). Meaning "road with a toll gate" is from 1748, shortening of turnpike road (1745).
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Example sentences
Dotter pulled off the turnpike in the middle of nowhere.
Troopers said the car overturned several times and was upside down along the turnpike when it was found.
To and from work commuters may be a more reasonable market for fast charge stations than turnpike or shopping center trips.
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