- turnpike turn·pike n Am
- ['tɜːnˌpaɪk]
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turnpike turn·pike n Am
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turn|pike — «TURN PYK», noun. 1. Also, turnpike road. a road that has, or used to have, a gate where toll is paid; toll road. 2. a gate where a toll is paid; tollgate: »Figurative. I consider supper as a turnpike through which one must pass in order to get… … Useful english dictionary
turn·pike — /ˈtɚnˌpaık/ noun, pl pikes [count] US : a major road that you must pay to use the Massachusetts Turnpike … Useful english dictionary
Turnpike — Turn pike , n. [Turn + pike.] 1. A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. See {Turnstile}, 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnpike man — Turnpike Turn pike , n. [Turn + pike.] 1. A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnpike road — Turnpike Turn pike , n. [Turn + pike.] 1. A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnpike — Turn pike , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turnpiked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turnpiking}.] To form, as a road, in the manner of a turnpike road; into a rounded form, as the path of a road. Knowles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnpike — [ təːnpaɪk; englisch »Drehkreuz«] der, / s, autobahnähnliche, gebührenpflichtige Schnellstraße in Nordamerika, die von eigenständigen Gesellschaften (Turnpike Authorities) geplant, finanziert, gebaut und betrieben wird. * * * Turn|pike [… … Universal-Lexikon
turnpike — (n.) early 15c., spiked road barrier used for defense, from TURN (Cf. turn) + PIKE (Cf. pike) (n.2) shaft. Sense transferred to horizontal cross of timber, turning on a vertical pin (1540s), which were used to bar horses from foot roads. This led … Etymology dictionary
turnpike — turn|pike [ˈtə:npaık US ˈtə:rn ] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: turnpike road (18 20 centuries), from turnpike turning post with sharp points fixed into it, used to control movement past it (15 18 centuries), from turn + PIKE4] AmE a large road for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
turnpike — turn•pike [[t]ˈtɜrnˌpaɪk[/t]] n. 1) trs a high speed highway, esp. one maintained by tolls 2) trs (formerly) a barrier set across such a highway to stop passage until a toll has been paid • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME turnepike road barrier (in … From formal English to slang
Turnpike — Turn|pike [ tə:npaik] die; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. turnpike, eigtl. »Schlagbaum«, zu pike »Zahl , Mautstelle«> gebührenpflichtige Autobahn in den USA … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
