tollgate

[ tohl-geyt ]

/ ˈtoʊlˌgeɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR tollgate ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a gate where a toll is collected.

Origin of tollgate

First recorded in 1765–75; toll¹ + gate¹

Words nearby tollgate

toll bridge, toll call, toll collector, toller, toll-free, tollgate, tollgatherer, tollhouse, tollhouse cookie, tolling dog, tollkeeper

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Example sentences from the Web for tollgate

She also opened her eyes at our question, and said the distance to the tollgate was eight miles.
Continental Monthly, Volume 5, Issue 4|Various
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
Allan Gold, teaching the school on Thunder Run, lodged at the tollgate halfway down the mountain.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
Towards evening I arrived at a very small and pretty village in the middle of which was a tollgate.
Wild Wales|George Borrow

Passing through a tollgate I found myself in a kind of suburb consisting of a few cottages.
Wild Wales|George Borrow

British Dictionary definitions for tollgate

tollgate

/ (ˈtəʊlˌɡeɪt, ˈtɒl-) /

noun

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tollgate
释义	tollgate [ tohl-geyt ] / ˈtoʊlˌgeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tollgate ON THESAURUS.COM noun a gate where a toll is collected. Origin of tollgate First recorded in 1765–75; toll¹ + gate¹ Words nearby tollgate toll bridge, toll call, toll collector, toller, toll-free, tollgate, tollgatherer, tollhouse, tollhouse cookie, tolling dog, tollkeeper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tollgate She also opened her eyes at our question, and said the distance to the tollgate was eight miles. Continental Monthly, Volume 5, Issue 4\|Various 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 Allan Gold, teaching the school on Thunder Run, lodged at the tollgate halfway down the mountain. The Long Roll\|Mary Johnston Towards evening I arrived at a very small and pretty village in the middle of which was a tollgate. Wild Wales\|George Borrow Passing through a tollgate I found myself in a kind of suburb consisting of a few cottages. Wild Wales\|George Borrow British Dictionary definitions for tollgate tollgate / (ˈtəʊlˌɡeɪt, ˈtɒl-) / noun a gate across a toll road or bridge at which travellers must stop and pay Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tollgate lance, thruway, point, drive, freeway, expressway, road, parkway
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tollgate

noun

Origin of tollgate

Words nearby tollgate

Example sentences from the Web for tollgate

British Dictionary definitions for tollgate

noun

Words related to tollgate