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shunpike

(s̸hun′pīk′)

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noun

a secondary road used to avoid turnpikes and expressways

Related Forms:

shunpiker noun
shunpiking noun

See shunpike in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A side road taken to avoid the tolls or traffic of a turnpike.

intransitive verb shun·piked, shun·pik·ing, shun·pikes

To travel on side roads, avoiding turnpikes.

Origin:

Origin: shun

Origin: + (turn)pike

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Related Forms:

shunˈpikˌer noun

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