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tollbooth
[ tohl-booth, -booth ]
/ ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð /
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noun, plural toll·booths [tohl-boothz, -booths]. /ˈtoʊlˌbuðz, -ˌbuθs/.
a booth, as at a bridge or the entrance to a toll road, where a toll is collected.
Chiefly Scot. tolbooth.
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Words nearby tollbooth
Tolkien, Tolkien, J. R. R., toll, tollage, toll bar, tollbooth, toll bridge, toll call, toll collector, toller, toll-free
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How to use tollbooth in a sentence
The E-ZPass system in Virginia and other states allows drivers to pass through tollbooths without paying cash, sometimes including a toll discount.
Virginia pauses deactivation of idle E-ZPass accounts amid pandemic|Justin Wm. Moyer|February 3, 2021|Washington PostBut I will give you the name of the man who used to go to the tollbooth on Sunday afternoons.
Allison Bain|Margaret Murray RobertsonBut Willie went wrong—and from bad to worse; but now he is in the tollbooth at Aberdeen, as you have heard.
Allison Bain|Margaret Murray Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for tollbooth
tollbooth
tolbooth
/ (ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-) /
noun
a booth or kiosk at which a toll is collected
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