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turnpike
noun
(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
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ˈtɜː(ɹ)npaɪk
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noun
(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
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An expressway on which tolls are collected
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