tollgate

[ tohl-geyt ]

/ ˈtoʊlˌgeɪt /

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noun

a gate where a toll is collected.

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Origin of tollgate

First recorded in 1765–75; toll¹ + gate¹

Words nearby tollgate

toll bridge, toll call, toll collector, toller, toll-free, tollgate, tollgatherer, tollhouse, tollhouse cookie, tolling dog, tollkeeper

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How to use tollgate in a sentence

The same glance will also show you the tollgate, which you could not see before.
Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia|William Gilmore Simms
Allan Gold, teaching the school on Thunder Run, lodged at the tollgate halfway down the mountain.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
The tollgate keeper, old and crippled, sat on the porch beside a wooden bucket of well-water.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
The tollgate keeper hobbled back to his chair, and Sairy returned to her dinner.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston

At a tollgate the aide drew rein, leaned from his saddle, and struck against the door with a pistol butt.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for tollgate

tollgate

/ (ˈtəʊlˌɡeɪt, ˈtɒl-) /

noun

a gate across a toll road or bridge at which travellers must stop and pay

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tollgate

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