turnpike
To form in the manner of a turnpike road, or into a rounded form, as the path of a roadTo form (a road, etc.) in the manner of a turnpike road, or into a rounded form, as the path of a road.
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1 sensesTo form (a road, etc.) in the manner of a turnpike road, or into a rounded form, as the path of a road.
Examples
5 sentencesAt what time exactly did you enter the turnpike?
If you don't get off here, you'll have to get on the turnpike.
There's a highway you can take with no tolls that's just as quick as the turnpike.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike has long sections with no shoulder.
We always go through Amish country instead of taking the turnpike.
Origin
From Middle English turnpyke (“spiked barrier across a road”), originally used to block acFrom Middle English turnpyke (“spiked barrier across a road”), originally used to block access to such a road until a toll was paid. Equivalent to modern turn + pike (“shaft”).
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Forms
turnpikes, turnpiking, turnpiked, turnpikedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.