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Definition turnpike in British English

turnpike noun

[countable] noun
/ˈtɜː(r)nˌpaɪk/
1

a main road in the eastern part of the US that drivers must pay to use

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the Pennsylvania Turnpike

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2

in the past, a road that travellers were allowed to use if they paid money

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Definition turnpike in British English