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turnpike

/ˈtɜːnpaɪk/

/ˈtɜrnpaɪk/

Translations

turnpikenoun

turnpikes

/ˈtɜːnpaɪk/

/ˈtɜrnpaɪk/

autoroute à péageSurtout en anglais nord-américain.

We took the turnpike to avoid the traffic in the city center.

Nous avons pris l’autoroute à péage pour éviter les embouteillages du centre-ville.

Additional translations

barrière de péageSens plus ancien ou moins courant : barrière ou poste de perception du péage.

Synonyms

toll road

turnpikeadjective

/ˈtɜːn.paɪk/

/ˈtɝːn.paɪk/

Used attributively to modify another noun, indicating relation to a toll road.

à péageSe dit d’une voie rapide soumise à un péage.

Turnpike tolls are scheduled to rise next month.

Les péages à péage sont censés augmenter le mois prochain.

turnpikenoun

A high-speed highway, especially one maintained by tolls.

We took the turnpike to avoid the traffic in the city center.

A toll gate or barrier on a road.

The driver stopped at the turnpike to pay the toll before continuing on the highway.

turnpikeadjective

Relating to or associated with a turnpike (toll road).

Turnpike tolls are scheduled to rise next month.