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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TURNPIKE

From turn + pike².
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TURNPIKE

turnpike  [ˈtɜːnˌpaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURNPIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turnpike is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TURNPIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of turnpike in the English dictionary

The first definition of turnpike in the dictionary is gates or some other barrier set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid. Other definition of turnpike is a road on which a turnpike was operated. Turnpike is also a motorway for use of which a toll is charged.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURNPIKE


alike
əˈlaɪk
bike
baɪk
dislike
dɪsˈlaɪk
garpike
ˈɡɑːˌpaɪk
handspike
ˈhændˌspaɪk
like
laɪk
like-for-like
ˌlaɪkfəˈlaɪk
likes
ˈlaɪk
marlinespike
ˈmɑːlɪŋˌspaɪk
marlingspike
ˈmɑːlɪŋˌspaɪk
marlinspike
ˈmɑːlɪnˌspaɪk
mic
maɪk
mike
maɪk
muspike
ˈmʌspaɪk
pike
paɪk
rampike
ˈræmpaɪk
shunpike
ˈʃʌnˌpaɪk
spike
spaɪk
strike
straɪk
unlike
ʌnˈlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURNPIKE

turning lathe
turning point
turning radius
turnip
turnip cabbage
turnip moth
turnkey
turnkey project
turnkey system
turnout
turnover
turnround
turnskin
turnsole
turnspit
turnstile
turnstone
turntable
turntable ladder
turntablist

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURNPIKE

childlike
dike
dirt bike
feel like
human-like
hunger strike
jack pike
kike
marlin(e) spike
motorbike
mountain bike
Nike
road bike
sunlike
superbike
the like
there´s nothing like
tike
trike
walleyed pike

Synonyms and antonyms of turnpike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «turnpike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURNPIKE

Find out the translation of turnpike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turnpike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turnpike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收费公路
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autopista de peaje
570 millions of speakers

English

turnpike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टर्नपाइक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حاجر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шлагбаум
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pedágio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুঁতদ্বার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autoroute à péage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tolakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlagbaum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ターンパイク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유료 도로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turnpike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cửa xoay tròn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுங்கச் சாவடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टर्नपाइक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

paralı yol
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autostrada a pedaggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Turnpike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шлагбаум
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Turnpike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

turnpike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tolhek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tullbom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

veibom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turnpike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURNPIKE»

The term «turnpike» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.547 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURNPIKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «turnpike» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «turnpike» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turnpike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURNPIKE»

Discover the use of turnpike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turnpike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Turnpike Properties in the Calculus of Variations and ...
Focuses on the progress in turnpike theory. This book presents a number of results concerning the turnpike properties in the calculus of variations and optimal control .
Alexander J. Zaslavski, 2006
2
Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike
. as this excerpt from the preface suggests, looking for America is a book about American values as much it is a book about a road that crosses the state of New Jersey.
Angus Kress Gillespie, 1992
3
Exit 10: A Sporting Life Just Off the Jersey Turnpike
This is what came first. "Exit 10" is, at turns, a sports story and coming of age tale, the adventures of a lunatic gang of sports geeks and their passage to adulthood.
Tom Cheche, 2009
4
The Turnpike Road System in England: 1663-1840
This book studies the development and administration of turnpike trusts in England from 1663 to 1840.
William Albert, 2007
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The General Turnpike Road Acts: With Notes, Forms, &c
At a special meeting of the trustees of the turnpike roads, Order for under an Act passed in the , being assembled at lues"8 to11* in the county of , this day of , of which meeting public notice specifying the time and place and purpose thereof ...
Joseph Bateman, William Newland Welsby, 1854
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The First Toll Roads: Ireland's Turnpike Roads 1729-1858
" Beginning with why Ireland's first toll roads, known as turnpike roads, came into existence, it traces from the late medieval period the emergence and development of the principal roads, the basis of the pre
David Broderick, 2002
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Disposition of right of way abandoned by private turnpike ...
From the late 1700s through the early 1900s Virginia chartered hundreds of joint stock companies to build turnpike roads throughout the Commonwealth.
Veronica M. Kelly, Virginia Transportation Research Council, 1988
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A Supplement to the General Turnpike Road Act, of 3 Geo. IV. ...
containing the three Acts of 4 Geo. IV. : with notes and additional forms, and general rules for repairing roads : to which is prefixed, a digested index to the whole of the turnpike road Acts now in force Joseph Bateman. maintain drains 0r  ...
Joseph Bateman, 1823
9
The Pennsylvania Turnpike
Although the work on the original section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and irs exrensions was finished by 1957, in a sense, one final ptoject remained to he complered. The engineers who designed the original section of the Pennsylvania  ...
Mitchell E. Dakelman, Neal A. Schorr, 2004
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Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of ...
El Torado Turnpike. Elizabeth and Palestine Turnqpike. Elk, Big Sandy and Gilmer urnpike. Fairmont and Wheeling Turnpike. Fancy Gap Road. Fincastle and Covington Turnpike. Fish Creek Road. Flint Hill Turnpike. Floyd Court-house and ...
Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates, 1853

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURNPIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term turnpike is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lotto winner leaves behind voucher at turnpike plaza
BEDFORD, Pa. — Police say a man accidentally left a Pennsylvania Turnpike plaza without claiming a $500 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket, only to have ... «WGN-TV, Jun 15»
2
Giants' Weatherford Survives Turnpike Crash, Saves Driver On …
“Three hours into my trip I run into a massive body of water on the N.J. turnpike, I hydroplane, slam into the median, get blasted in the face by the air bags. «Patch.com, Jun 15»
3
Man Cited Over Mac 'n Cheese Tantrum at Pa. Turnpike Rest Stop
(AP) — State police say a New York man became angry when he couldn't get macaroni and cheese at a Pennsylvania Turnpike rest stop, then furious when the ... «U.S. News & World Report, May 15»
4
Dr. Oz Assists 2 People Injured In Car Crash On NJ Turnpike
Dr. Mehmet Oz attends the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation's 12th Annual Celebrity Gala at Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers on Nov. 13, 2014. (Photo by Dave Kotin ... «CBS Local, May 15»
5
Video: Bolt Bus From NYC Explodes On Massachusetts Turnpike
A Bolt bus traveling from NYC to Boston caught fire on the Massachusetts Turnpike, near West Newton. A video shows a startling explosion and windows ... «Gothamist, May 15»
6
Cop car strikes, kills 2 pedestrians on Turnpike, state police say
NORTH BERGEN— A Washington Township (Bergen County) police vehicle fatally struck two pedestrians Wednesday morning on the New Jersey Turnpike in ... «NJ.com, May 15»
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Speed limit for turnpike, more may increase
COLUMBUS — Less than two years after the last hike, lawmakers are again considering to raise the speed limit, this time to 75 mph on the Ohio Turnpike and ... «Toledo Blade, Mar 15»
8
Officials: Trucker tosses refrigerator at police during PA Turnpike
State police from Belle Vernon and Greensburg chased a tractor-trailer for 34 miles through Fayette and Westmoreland counties in Western Pennsylvania as the ... «Allentown Morning Call, Feb 15»
9
​2 deadly pileups close Ohio Turnpike, highways
Several people were killed in separate accidents on the Ohio Turnpike while a wave of heavy snow limited visibility at the Columbus airport and forced all flights ... «CBS News, Feb 15»
10
Ice blamed for fatal, 40-vehicle pileup on NJ Turnpike
CRANBURY -- NJ State Police are blaming icy roads for a fatal, 40-vehicle pileup on the New Jersey Turnpike Monday night that left one motorist dead and at ... «NJ.com, Feb 15»

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