1. turnpike - Noun
2. turnpike - Verb
A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. See Turnstile, 1.
A gate or bar set across a road to stop carriages, animals, and sometimes people, till toll is paid for keeping the road in repair; a tollgate.
A turnpike road.
A winding stairway.
A beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a cheval-de-frise.
To form, as a road, in the manner of a turnpike road; into a rounded form, as the path of a road.
Source: Webster's dictionary"2d Jury Here Begins Weighing Chesimard Bank-Robbery Case", The New York Times, p. 24. Turnpike shootout mistrial The Turnpike shootout proceedings continued with Judge John E. Bachman in Middlesex County. Source: Internet
Although by now it was 3 p.m., Jackson decided to march his men two miles farther and turn right on the Turnpike instead, allowing him to strike the unprotected flank directly. Source: Internet
“ A good horse on an ordinary turnpike road can draw two thousand pounds, or one ton. Source: Internet
After all, who paid a few bucks to drive on the turnpike now and then? Source: Internet
A stone marker located on the north side of Jericho Turnpike (NY Route 25), between Marcus Avenue and Herricks Road, identifies the site. Source: Internet
Built in the early 19th century, it had been used as an inn on the turnpike for many years, but now served as a home for the Frances Chancellor family. Source: Internet