turnpike
UKUS
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 Englishturnother
+
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.