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Definition of: turnpike
(tûrn′pīk′) noun
1. A road on which there are tollgates.
2. Loosely, any highway: also turnpike road.
3. A tollbar or tollgate.
4. Obs. A turnstile. See synonyms under ROAD. [ME turnpyke a spiked road barrier <TURN, v. + pyke PIKE1]
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