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Meaning
Noun
●
In Roads:
A
frame
consisting of
two
bars
crossing
each other
at
right angles
and
turning on
a
post
or
pin
, to
hinder
the
passage
of
animals
, but
admitting
a person to
pass
between the
arms
; a turnstile.
●
In Roads:
A
gate
or
bar
set across
a road
to
stop
carriages
,
animals
, and sometimes people, until a
toll
is paid,
●
In Scottish English:
A
winding
stairway.
●
In Military & Roads:
A
beam
filled
with
spikes
to
obstruct
passage
; a
cheval
de frise.
●
In American English & Roads:
A
toll road
, especially a
toll
expressway.
●
A
trajectory
on a
finite
time interval
that
satisfies
an
optimality
criterion
which is associated with a cost function.
Verb
●
In Roads:
To form (
a road
, etc.) in the
manner
of a
turnpike
road
, or into a
rounded
form, as the
path
of
a road
.
Sourced from
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Origin
turnpike
English
turnpyke
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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