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View synonyms for tollgate

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tollgate1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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