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English noun: turnpike

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


Broader (hypernym)gate

2. turnpike (artifact) an expressway on which tolls are collected


Synonymstoll road


Broader (hypernym)expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway









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