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Turnpike meaning

  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.
  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.

Synonyms of Turnpike

gate expressway freeway motorway pike state highway superhighway throughway thruway

Related words

Other words often associated with Turnpike or its synonyms:

highway supply revenue control render weapon network passageway restrain gross operate provide

Using Turnpike

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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 gate or bar set across a road to stop carriages, animals, and sometimes people, until a toll is paid. | A winding stairway.
  • Useful related words include: gate, expressway, freeway, motorway.
  • In the example corpus, turnpike often appears in combinations such as: the turnpike, pennsylvania turnpike, turnpike and.

Context around Turnpike

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pennsylvania 5× systems 1× bush 1× hempstead 1×

Often after:

road 2× commission 2× toll 1× commision 1× overpass 1× spokesperson 1× revenues 1× hastings 1× near 1× driving 1×

Sentence patterns with Turnpike

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

295 and turnpike 1× a pennsylvania turnpike overpass bridge 1× according to turnpike spokesperson renee 1× along the turnpike from boston 1× at the turnpike s travel 1× at the turnpike troubadours band 1× crossing hempstead turnpike at elmont 1× diversion of turnpike revenues 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a high speed 1× a margate man 1× a truck that 1× according to detectives 1× among his noteworthy 1× construction of the 1×

Common sentence endings:

295 and turnpike 1× a carnegie medal 1× at elmont road 1× driver officials say 1× harrisburg lindstrom said 1× in a statement 1×

Words around Turnpike

Just before it in the word index:

turnovers 835 turnoverhill 2 turnover 941 turnouts 28 turnout 1.200 turnoff 25

Just after it in the word index:

turnpikes 2 turnquest 4 turnquist 6 turnround 3 turns 4.841 turnshoes 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

alkaline 162 antifa 162 ascribed 162 becca 162 blanche 162 cetera 162

Corpus analysis for Turnpike

  • In this selection, "turnpike" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pennsylvania, systems, bush, road, commission and toll stand out and add context to how "turnpike" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 295 and turnpike, a pennsylvania turnpike overpass bridge and pennsylvania turnpike. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "turnpike" sits close to words such as alkaline, antifa and ascribed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with turnpike

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A high-speed trolley ran along the turnpike from Boston. (10 words)

The turnpike commission will host a presentation on the project. (10 words)

He sends his monthly rent check to the turnpike commission in Harrisburg, Lindstrom said. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

That number seems to be in check with other states and taking into consideration there have been strides in making travel easier on the Parkway and Turnpike by creating more of a thoroughfare with the implementation of E-ZPass Express Lanes. (41 words)

A Margate man was driving drunk when he swerved into the shoulder of Florida’s Turnpike in Plantation over a year ago, killing a tow truck driver while he was helping another driver, officials say. (35 words)

Among his noteworthy jobs he blasted for the Bush family tennis courts in Kennebunkport, demolition of the Gardiner-Randolph bridge, Kennebec river ice jams and numerous highway developments including Maine’s I-295 and turnpike. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Pennsylvania Turnpike For decades, Gulf operated filling stations on the Pennsylvania Turnpike toll highway system alongside the Howard Johnson's restaurants at the Turnpike's travel plazas (which correspond to European motorway service areas ).

A $1.3 billion expansion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Mon-Fayette Expressway expansion project between Route 51 and Interstate 376 is expected to get underway soon, according to the Turnpike Commision.

A truck that hit a Pennsylvania Turnpike overpass bridge Thursday morning on Route 30 caused no structural damage to the span near the Irwin interchange, according to turnpike spokesperson Renee Vid Colburn.

The National Motorists Association and the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (independent truckers association) have sued the Turnpike and the state to end what we claim is this illegal diversion of Turnpike revenues.

Historical transport systems Turnpike Hastings became part of the Turnpike road system in 1837, when builder James Burton was building his new town of St Leonards.

Porter's corps was actually not in position to pursue west on the turnpike, but was in the woods north of the turnpike near Groveton.

A high-speed trolley ran along the turnpike from Boston.

A Margate man was driving drunk when he swerved into the shoulder of Florida’s Turnpike in Plantation over a year ago, killing a tow truck driver while he was helping another driver, officials say.

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Among his noteworthy jobs he blasted for the Bush family tennis courts in Kennebunkport, demolition of the Gardiner-Randolph bridge, Kennebec river ice jams and numerous highway developments including Maine’s I-295 and turnpike.

Construction of the new station at 6450 N. Bush Turnpike is anticipated to be finished in the spring of 2024.

Co said that the government would purchase lands to ensure the right-of-way for the turnpike while a private enterprise would build it.

He sends his monthly rent check to the turnpike commission in Harrisburg, Lindstrom said.

In addition, this part of Turnpike Road includes a CarMax, Westboro Toyota, Westboro Nissan and an Enterprise rental car company.

Lifesaving efforts to free a man from a burning tractor-trailer last year on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Hempfield earned his rescuer a Carnegie Medal.

Numerous people called 911 about 2 p.m. on Friday and reported a Suburban traveling northbound on the turnpike “driving very erratically,” the state police said in a statement.

That number seems to be in check with other states and taking into consideration there have been strides in making travel easier on the Parkway and Turnpike by creating more of a thoroughfare with the implementation of E-ZPass Express Lanes.

The Terriers will host the College of the Holy Cross on Wednesday, March 29, for a Turnpike Trophy match.

The turnpike commission will host a presentation on the project.

According to detectives, Patricio Rodriguez–Hayes, 48 of Queens Village, was struck by a vehicle while crossing Hempstead Turnpike at Elmont Road.

And while he released numerous albums over the years, the singer recently made headlines when he took aim at the Turnpike Troubadours band after he got into a bar fight with Kyle Nix.

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Common combinations with turnpike

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "turnpike" in a sentence?
An example: "Pennsylvania Turnpike For decades, Gulf operated filling stations on the Pennsylvania Turnpike toll highway system alongside the Howard Johnson's restaurants at the Turnpike's travel plazas (which correspond to European motorway service areas )." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "turnpike" from authentic English texts.
What does "turnpike" mean?
Turnpike means: 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.
What are synonyms of "turnpike"?
Common synonyms of "turnpike" include: gate, expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "turnpike" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "turnpike", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.