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Rareturnpike
The correct spelling is turnpike.
How to pronounce turnpike
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)npaɪk/
nounIPA: /ˈtɜː(ɹ)npaɪk/
Say it like: Tur-npi-ke
The correct spelling is turnpike. A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of animals, but admitting a person to pass between the arm…
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Meanings
noun
- 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 animals, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile.
- 2.A gate or bar set across a road to stop carriages, animals, and sometimes people, until a toll is paid,
- 3.A winding stairway.
- 4.A beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a cheval de frise.
- 5.A toll road, especially a toll expressway.
verb
- 1.To form (a road, etc.) in the manner of a turnpike road; into a rounded form, as the path of a road.
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