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    turnpike
    /ˈtəːnpʌɪk/

    noun

    • 1. a toll gate. historical
    • 2. a spiked barrier fixed in or across a road or passage as a defence against sudden attack. historical

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › turnpikeTurnpike Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    a road (such as an expressway) for the use of which tolls are collected; a road formerly maintained as a turnpike… See the full definition

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTURNPIKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a main road intended for fast travel, which you usually have to pay to use: the New Jersey Turnpike. (Definition of turnpike from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of turnpike.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTURNPIKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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 (sense 1) 3. US. a motorway for use of which a toll is charged. Collins English Dictionary.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › turnpikeTurnpike - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A turnpike is a busy road that charges users a fee to drive on it. If you drive through a toll booth, you know you're on a turnpike. You can also call a turnpike a toll road because drivers have to pay a toll, usually when they exit, but sometimes also when they first enter the turnpike.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTURNPIKE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a main road intended for fast travel, which you usually have to pay to use: the New Jersey Turnpike. (Definition of turnpike from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of turnpike.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › turnpikeTurnpike - definition of turnpike by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. a high-speed highway, esp. one maintained by tolls. 2. (formerly) a barrier set across such a highway to stop passage until a toll has been paid. [1375–1425; late Middle English turnepike road barrier (in definition 1, short for turnpike road). See turn, pike 2]

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishturnpike noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    a wide road, where traffic can travel fast for long distances and that drivers must pay a toll to use. Southbound traffic was clogged on the New Jersey Turnpike for more than 30 miles. Turnpike tolls are going up next month.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › turnpike_nturnpike, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun turnpike mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun turnpike, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of turnpike – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    turnpike definition: a main road intended for fast travel, which you usually have to pay to use. Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryTURNPIKE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    A complete guide to the word "TURNPIKE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.