turnpike

[ turn-pahyk ]

/ ˈtɜrnˌpaɪk /

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noun

a high-speed highway, especially one maintained by tolls.

(formerly) a barrier set across such a highway to stop passage until a toll has been paid; tollgate.

Origin of turnpike

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English turnepike “road barrier” (in def. 1, short for turnpike road). See turn, pike²

Words nearby turnpike

turn out all right, turnover, turn over a new leaf, turnover flap, turn over in one's grave, turnpike, turnround, turn signal, turnsole, turnspit, turnstile

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Example sentences from the Web for turnpike

A new line of battle was formed on the plank road west of Chancellorsville, and on the turnpike east.
The Campaign of Chancellorsville|Theodore A. Dodge
The few who are left after the tremendous volleys flee into the cornfield, towards the turnpike.
Following the Flag|Charles Carleton Coffin
Near the turnpike stood a tall gentleman, making a sketch in a note-book of some felled timber lying by the road side.
Hide and Seek|Wilkie Collins
And still as fast as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men Their gates wide open threw.
Graded Poetry: Second Year|Various

I shut the gate, mounted Taffy, and drew up across the road a little way below the turnpike.
A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for turnpike

turnpike

/ (ˈtɜːnˌpaɪk) /

noun

(between the mid-16th and late 19th centuries)

gates or some other barrier set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
a road on which a turnpike was operated

an obsolete word for turnstile (def. 1)

US a motorway for use of which a toll is charged

Word Origin for turnpike

C15: from turn + pike ²

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	turnpike
释义	turnpike [ turn-pahyk ] / ˈtɜrnˌpaɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR turnpike ON THESAURUS.COM noun a high-speed highway, especially one maintained by tolls. (formerly) a barrier set across such a highway to stop passage until a toll has been paid; tollgate. Origin of turnpike First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English turnepike “road barrier” (in def. 1, short for turnpike road). See turn, pike² Words nearby turnpike turn out all right, turnover, turn over a new leaf, turnover flap, turn over in one's grave, turnpike, turnround, turn signal, turnsole, turnspit, turnstile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turnpike A new line of battle was formed on the plank road west of Chancellorsville, and on the turnpike east. The Campaign of Chancellorsville\|Theodore A. Dodge The few who are left after the tremendous volleys flee into the cornfield, towards the turnpike. Following the Flag\|Charles Carleton Coffin Near the turnpike stood a tall gentleman, making a sketch in a note-book of some felled timber lying by the road side. Hide and Seek\|Wilkie Collins And still as fast as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men Their gates wide open threw. Graded Poetry: Second Year\|Various I shut the gate, mounted Taffy, and drew up across the road a little way below the turnpike. A Book of Ghosts\|Sabine Baring-Gould British Dictionary definitions for turnpike turnpike / (ˈtɜːnˌpaɪk) / noun (between the mid-16th and late 19th centuries) gates or some other barrier set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid a road on which a turnpike was operated an obsolete word for turnstile (def. 1) US a motorway for use of which a toll is charged Word Origin for turnpike C15: from turn + pike ² 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 turnpike roadway, freeway, superhighway, expressway, interstate, pike, parkway, toll road, four-lane
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turnpike

noun

Origin of turnpike

Words nearby turnpike

Example sentences from the Web for turnpike

British Dictionary definitions for turnpike

noun

Word Origin for turnpike

Words related to turnpike