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# turnpike

noun (turnpikes); old use

«turnpike» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A road with a toll gate, where travellers paid money to pass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnpike/#m1)

### In the lessons

a toll gate on an old road in a story

### Examples

- The toll-keeper stood at the turnpike gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnpike/#x1)
- Each carriage paid a toll at the turnpike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnpike/#x2)
- The coach stopped at the turnpike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnpike/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths, though a toll is a sum of money paid

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «turnpike» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnpike/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«turnpike» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/turnpike.html) on Mova free.