turnpike

🇬🇧 UK🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A toll road or expressway where drivers pay to use it; historically, a gate across a road where tolls were collected

收费公路;(旧时)收费栅栏

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
turnother
+
pikeother
=turnpike

Common Collocations

  • 1.turnpike road收费公路
  • 2.turnpike toll公路通行费
  • 3.[turnpike exit]收费公路出口
  • 4.state turnpike州立收费公路

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    We took the turnpike to avoid traffic on the local roads.

  • 2.

    The new turnpike has significantly reduced travel time between the two cities.

  • 3.

    In the 18th century, turnpike trusts were responsible for maintaining major roads.

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