Meaning & use
turnpike
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A road, especially a major highway, on which drivers must pay a toll to travel.
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They took the turnpike to avoid the slower back roads.
Traffic backed up for miles at the turnpike's toll booth.
A note on using this word
Common in American English, especially in the northeastern United States; often capitalized as part of a highway's name.
Words with a similar meaning
tollwaytoll road
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