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TURNPIKE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An expressway on which tolls are collected

Synonyms:

toll road; turnpike

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("turnpike" is a kind of...):

expressway; freeway; motorway; pike; state highway; superhighway; throughway; thruway (a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("turnpike" is a kind of...):

gate (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)

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