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单词 turnpike
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Definition of turnpike in English:

turnpike

noun ˈtəːnpʌɪkˈtərnˌpaɪk
historical
  • 1A toll gate.

    1. 1.1 A road on which a toll was collected at a toll gate.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The road, which became a turnpike in 1752, has seen many alterations in its history.
      • The trusts were responsible for the whole turnpike, and tolls paid for upkeep.
      • Sighing in relief she headed toward the turnpike and eased her Eclipse into a comfortable sixty miles per hour.
      • Preliminary numbers show that about 8,000 to 10,000 vehicles were traveling on the road each day, a turnpike spokesman said.
      • Manhattan's sleek skyscrapers are visible for an instant before the turnpike veers west and south towards Newark.
      • How, for instance, would this system of turnpikes be regulated, if not by cameras?
      • It was apparently built as a toll house on the old turnpike road between York and Scarborough.
      • A network of local roads and lanes fed the sub-region's turnpikes.
      • The average length of a turnpike road was 30 miles, and the number of trustees varied from 15 to 237.
      • In case you don't know, the turnpike is a toll road.
      • The carriageway profiles of the majority of Aberdeenshire turnpikes had a fall from the centre of the carriageway to the sides.
      • It used to take four hours to get to London by coach along the turnpike road.
    2. 1.2US A motorway on which a toll is charged.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ohio's section of highway 80 is called a turnpike, and they charge a toll to drive on it.
      Synonyms
      street, road, roadway, avenue, boulevard, way
  • 2A spiked barrier fixed in or across a road or passage as a defence against sudden attack.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Half the horses in London never see a turnpike gate.
    • The formation of drains beside and beneath turnpikes, an important facet of road construction, has received little comment in contemporary sources.
 
 

Definition of turnpike in US English:

turnpike

nounˈtərnˌpīkˈtərnˌpaɪk
  • 1US An expressway, especially one on which a toll is charged.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ohio's section of highway 80 is called a turnpike, and they charge a toll to drive on it.
    Synonyms
    street, road, roadway, avenue, boulevard, way
    1. 1.1historical A toll gate.
    2. 1.2historical A road on which a toll was collected at a toll gate.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It used to take four hours to get to London by coach along the turnpike road.
      • In case you don't know, the turnpike is a toll road.
      • The trusts were responsible for the whole turnpike, and tolls paid for upkeep.
      • Preliminary numbers show that about 8,000 to 10,000 vehicles were traveling on the road each day, a turnpike spokesman said.
      • Sighing in relief she headed toward the turnpike and eased her Eclipse into a comfortable sixty miles per hour.
      • It was apparently built as a toll house on the old turnpike road between York and Scarborough.
      • How, for instance, would this system of turnpikes be regulated, if not by cameras?
      • Manhattan's sleek skyscrapers are visible for an instant before the turnpike veers west and south towards Newark.
      • The carriageway profiles of the majority of Aberdeenshire turnpikes had a fall from the centre of the carriageway to the sides.
      • The average length of a turnpike road was 30 miles, and the number of trustees varied from 15 to 237.
      • The road, which became a turnpike in 1752, has seen many alterations in its history.
      • A network of local roads and lanes fed the sub-region's turnpikes.
  • 2historical A spiked barrier fixed in or across a road or passage as a defense against sudden attack.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The formation of drains beside and beneath turnpikes, an important facet of road construction, has received little comment in contemporary sources.
    • Half the horses in London never see a turnpike gate.
 
 
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