Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun turnpike

2 senses of turnpike

Sense 1
turnpike -- ((from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid)
       => gate -- (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)

Sense 2
turnpike, toll road -- (an expressway on which tolls are collected)
       => expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway -- (a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic)