turnpike

turn·pike

 (tûrn′pīk′)

n.

1. Abbr. Tnpk. or Tpk. A toll road, especially an expressway on which tolls are charged.

2. A tollgate.

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[Middle English turnepike, spiked barrier : turnen, to turn; see turn + pike, sharp point; see pike⁵.]

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turnpike

(ˈtɜːnˌpaɪk)

n

1. (Historical Terms) (between the mid-16th and late 19th centuries)

a. gates or some other barrier set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid

b. a road on which a turnpike was operated

2. an obsolete word for turnstile¹

3. (Civil Engineering) US a motorway for use of which a toll is charged

[C15: from turn + pike²]

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turn•pike

(ˈtɜrnˌpaɪk)

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.

[1375–1425; late Middle English turnepike road barrier (in definition 1, short for turnpike road). See turn, pike²]

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highway, expressway, freeway, parkway, turnpike - A highway is a main road, while an expressway is a multilane highway; freeways, parkways, and turnpikes are types of expressways.

See also related terms for highway.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	turnpike - (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid gate - a movable barrier in a fence or wall
	2.	turnpike - an expressway on which tolls are collected toll road expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway - a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

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turnpike

noun

A course affording passage from one place to another:

avenue, boulevard, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, path, road, roadway, route, street, superhighway, thoroughfare, thruway, way.

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Translations

autopista de peaje

autostrada a pedaggio

turnpike

[ˈtɜːnpaɪk] N

1. (Hist) → barrera f de portazgo

2. (US) (Aut) → autopista f de peaje

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turnpike

[ˈtɜː^rnpaɪk] n (US) → autoroute f à péageturn signal n (US) (in car) → clignotant m

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turnpike

[ˈtɜːnˌpaɪk] n (Am) (Aut) → autostrada (a pagamento)

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