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turnpike
turn·pike
turnpike
pronunciation:
tuhrn
paIk
features:
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(
noun
),
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part of speech:
noun
definition:
a thruway or highway whose use requires the payment of a toll.
similar words:
highway
related words:
thoroughfare
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In the 1400s, a
turnpike
was a spiked barrier built across a road to prevent passage. By the 1700s, "turnpike" meant a road with toll gates.
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