toll road
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of toll road
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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Or is there a way to transform it, perhaps as a toll road that might limit its exposure and help pay for its increasing costs?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
That’s the toll road everyone has to drive on.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 28, 2025
In April, Goldman finalized a financing deal for a Mexican toll road in a public-private partnership that involved the country’s government, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
In the 1950s, when I-70 was being built, federal rules forbade using government money to connect a free road directly to a toll road.
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025
I became impatient, stuck to the huge toll road that strings the northern border of Indiana, bypassed Elkhart and South Bend and Gary.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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