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Turnpike

nounid 147984·updated May 18, 2026
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(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid

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Variants

synonym
toll road
plural
Turnpikes
possessive
Turnpike's
pluralpossessive
Turnpikes'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
an expressway on which tolls are collected
§2
(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid

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