Etymology

1. turnpike

noun. ['ˈtɝːnˌpaɪk'] (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid.

Etymology

  • turnpyke (Middle English (1100-1500))

Rhymes with Turnpike

  • airstrike
  • apelike
  • beaklike
  • berrylike
  • birdlike
  • businesslike
  • carmike
  • catlike
  • childlike
  • computerlike
  • crownlike
  • doglike
  • dreamlike
  • eellike
  • eyelike
  • fanlike
  • fernlike
  • flaplike
  • flulike
  • ghostlike

2. turnpike

noun. ['ˈtɝːnˌpaɪk'] an expressway on which tolls are collected.

Etymology

  • turnpyke (Middle English (1100-1500))