Turnpike road

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a road on which turnpikes, or tollgates, are established by law, in order to collect from the users tolls to defray the cost of building, repairing, etc.

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No references found			I met one of th' 148th Maine boys an' he ses his brigade fit th' hull rebel army fer four hours over on th' turnpike road an' killed about five thousand of 'em. The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context It rushes across the turnpike road, where there is no gate, no policeman, no signal: nothing but a rough wooden arch, on which is painted 'WHEN THE BELL RINGS, LOOK OUT FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE. American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context Good and I looked accordingly, and there, winding away towards the plain, was what appeared to be a wide turnpike road. King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context			Turningness turnip turnip bed turnip cabbage Turnip flea Turnip fly turnip greens turnip moth turnip plant turnip-rooted celery turnip-rooted parsley turnip-shaped Turnip-shell Turnix Turnix sylvatica turnkey turnkey project turnkey system turnoff turnout turnover turnover rate turnover tax turnpike Turnpike man Turnpike road Turnplate turnround turnsole turnspit turnstile turnstone turntable turntable ladder turnup Turnus turnverein Turnwrest Turonian turophile TURP turpentine turpentine camphor weed Turpentine moth Turpentine State turpentine tree turpentine weed turpeth turpetum minerale Turpin turpitude			Turnover ratio Turnover Ratios Turnover Ratios Turnover Ratios Turnover tax Turnover tax Turnover tax Turnover Taxes Turnover Taxes Turnover Taxes turnover time Turnover Voltage Turnover Working Group Turnover, Herd turnovers turnovers turnovers turnovers Turnovo Turnovo Constitution of 1879 Turnovo Kingdom Turnovo Uprisings of 1598 and 1686 turnpike turnpike turnpike turnpike turnpike effect Turnpike Girls Softball League Turnpike man Turnpike Plans Preparation and Practices Handbook Turnpike road turnpike roads turnpike roads turnpike roads turnpike stair Turnpikes Turnpikes Turnpikes Turnplate turnplow turnround turnround turnround turnround turnrounds turnrounds turnrounds turnrounds turns turns turns turns turns turns turns turns a blind eye turns a blind eye turns a blind eye turns a blind eye turns a corner turns a corner

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