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turnpike definition

turn·pike (tʉrn′pīk′)

noun

  1. Historical a turnstile
  2. tollgate
  3. a toll road, esp. one that is an expressway

Etymology: ME turnpyke, a spiked barrier across a road: see turn & pike

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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