toll road
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of toll road
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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You know when you go on Google Maps and it shows you all the different paths — the fastest, one path with the toll road and one path that’s going to take seven minutes longer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
It took the company about two years to complete the 62-mile toll road, but the P&L was a huge success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
That’s the toll road everyone has to drive on.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 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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