tollgate

[ tohl-geyt ]

noun

1. a gate where a toll is collected.

tollgate

/ ˈtɒl-; ˈtəʊlˌɡeɪt /

noun

1. a gate across a toll road or bridge at which travellers must stop and pay

Word History and Origins

Origin of tollgate¹

First recorded in 1765–75; toll ¹ + gate ¹

Example Sentences

The same glance will also show you the tollgate, which you could not see before.

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Allan Gold, teaching the school on Thunder Run, lodged at the tollgate halfway down the mountain.

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The tollgate keeper, old and crippled, sat on the porch beside a wooden bucket of well-water.

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The tollgate keeper hobbled back to his chair, and Sairy returned to her dinner.

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At a tollgate the aide drew rein, leaned from his saddle, and struck against the door with a pistol butt.

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