Turnpike
noun
A major highway where you usually need to pay a fee to use.
They drove along the turnpike to get to the city.
Often appears as...
- pay the turnpike
- along the turnpike
noun
A barrier placed across a road, where people had to pay a toll to pass in the past.
The horse-drawn carriages had to stop at every turnpike.
Often appears as...
- stop at the turnpike
- turnpike gate
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A major highway where you usually need to pay a fee to use.
They drove along the turnpike to get to the city.
Often appears as...
- pay the turnpike
- along the turnpike
noun
A barrier placed across a road, where people had to pay a toll to pass in the past.
The horse-drawn carriages had to stop at every turnpike.
Often appears as...
- stop at the turnpike
- turnpike gate
Usage tips
Historical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Usage Nuance
Used to describe highways with tolls, but not all highways. It's specific to toll roads.
Remember, not every highway is a turnpike; only if it has a toll.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Context
Turnpikes are common in the US. They're part of many American road trip experiences.
They stopped at several turnpikes during their cross-country road trip.
Pro Tip 3/3Fee Implication
The word implies there's a cost for travel, which can affect budgeting for trips.
When planning our route, we considered avoiding the turnpike to save money.
Pro Tip 1/3Usage Nuance
Used to describe highways with tolls, but not all highways. It's specific to toll roads.
Remember, not every highway is a turnpike; only if it has a toll.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Context
Turnpikes are common in the US. They're part of many American road trip experiences.
They stopped at several turnpikes during their cross-country road trip.
Pro Tip 3/3Fee Implication
The word implies there's a cost for travel, which can affect budgeting for trips.
When planning our route, we considered avoiding the turnpike to save money.
Pro Tip 1/3Usage Nuance
Used to describe highways with tolls, but not all highways. It's specific to toll roads.
Remember, not every highway is a turnpike; only if it has a toll.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Context
Turnpikes are common in the US. They're part of many American road trip experiences.
They stopped at several turnpikes during their cross-country road trip.
Pro Tip 3/3Fee Implication
The word implies there's a cost for travel, which can affect budgeting for trips.
When planning our route, we considered avoiding the turnpike to save money.
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along the turnpike not something i would want to do but of course the yappia does pass through a really industrial area in toronto yeah it was such
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along the turnpike not something i would want to do but of course the yappia does pass through a really industrial area in toronto yeah it was such
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Sucheta Dalal
The Bombay-Pune Expressway, a spanking, modern, six-lane highway will, when completed, be India's first truly international road constructed on the lines of the autobahn or the turnpike.
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Sucheta Dalal
The Bombay-Pune Expressway, a spanking, modern, six-lane highway will, when completed, be India's first truly international road constructed on the lines of the autobahn or the turnpike.
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