A new way to see turnpike.
Different voices, different experiences, a shared theme. Take a moment to find the words that resonate with you.
A moment to reflect
Which idea here would you like to carry into your day?
The meaning of turnpike+
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A turnpike road.
(n.) A winding stairway.
(n.) A beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a
cheval-de-frise.
(v. t.) To form, as a road, in the manner of a turnpike road;
into a rounded form, as the path of a road.
