shunpike

[ shuhn-pahyk ]

/ ˈʃʌnˌpaɪk /

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noun

a side road taken instead of a turnpike or expressway to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace.

verb (used without object), shun·piked, shun·pik·ing.

to drive on a shunpike.

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Origin of shunpike

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; shun + (turn)pike

OTHER WORDS FROM shunpike

shunpiker, noun

Words nearby shunpike

Shull, Shultz, Shumen, shun, shunned, shunpike, shunt, shunter, shunting engine, shunto, shunt-wound

How to use shunpike in a sentence

But since Captain Asher had lived at the toll-gate it was remarked that the shunpike was not used as much as in former times.
The Captain's Toll-Gate|Frank R. Stockton
She seemed to have something on her mind, and presently she proposed to Mr. Morris that he should take the shunpike for a change.
The Captain's Toll-Gate|Frank R. Stockton
He did not for a moment think she might return by the shunpike, for that was a rough road, not fit for a bicycle.
The Captain's Toll-Gate|Frank R. Stockton
He wandered about so long and asked so many questions that it was getting dark when he suddenly thought of the shunpike.
The Captain's Toll-Gate|Frank R. Stockton

Hurrying to a livery-stable, he hired a horse and buggy and a lantern, and drove to the shunpike.
The Captain's Toll-Gate|Frank R. Stockton