a gate across a toll road or bridge at which travellers must stop and pay
tollgate in American English
(ˈtoʊlˌgeɪt)
noun
a gate for stopping travel at a point where tolls are taken
tollgate in American English
(ˈtoulˌɡeit)
noun
a gate where toll is collected
Word origin
[1765–75; toll1 + gate]This word is first recorded in the period 1765–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bilateral, guidance, mocha, pile driver, statement
Examples of 'tollgate' in a sentence
tollgate
I'll go through the wrong motorway tollgate, so ripping van's roof off.