Turnpike

  • 11turnpike — turn|pike [ˈtə:npaık US ˈtə:rn ] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: turnpike road (18 20 centuries), from turnpike turning post with sharp points fixed into it, used to control movement past it (15 18 centuries), from turn + PIKE4] AmE a large road for… …

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  • 12turnpike — UK [ˈtɜː(r)nˌpaɪk] / US [ˈtɜrnˌpaɪk] noun [countable] Word forms turnpike : singular turnpike plural turnpikes 1) American a main road in the eastern part of the US that drivers must pay to use the Pennsylvania Turnpike 2) British in the past, a… …

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  • 13turnpike — /ˈtɜnpaɪk / (say ternpuyk) noun 1. (formerly) a. a barrier set across a road to stop passage until toll was paid; tollgate. b. a road on which a turnpike operated. 2. US a road for fast traffic, especially one maintained by tolls. {late Middle… …

  • 14turnpike — dis·turnpike; turnpike; …

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  • 15turnpike — noun Etymology: Middle English turnepike revolving frame bearing spikes and serving as a barrier, from turnen to turn + pike Date: 1678 1. tollgate 2. a. (1) a road (as an expressway) for the use of which tolls are collected (2) a road formerly… …

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  • 16turnpike — /terrn puyk /, n. 1. a high speed highway, esp. one maintained by tolls. 2. (formerly) a barrier set across such a highway to stop passage until a toll has been paid; tollgate. [1375 1425; late ME turnepike road barrier (in def. 1, short for… …

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  • 17Turnpike — Turn|pike [ tə:npaik] die; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. turnpike, eigtl. »Schlagbaum«, zu pike »Zahl , Mautstelle«> gebührenpflichtige Autobahn in den USA …

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  • 18turnpike — turn|pike [ tɜrn,paık ] noun count AMERICAN a highway in the eastern part of the U.S. that drivers must pay to use: the Pennsylvania Turnpike …

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  • 19turnpike — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)npaɪk[/t]] turnpikes N COUNT A turnpike is a road, especially an expressway, which people have to pay to drive on. [mainly AM] …

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  • 20turnpike — noun (C) 1 AmE a large road for fast traffic, especially one that drivers have to pay to use: the New Jersey Turnpike 2 BrE a road in Britain in the 18th century that travellers had to pay to use …

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