turnpike
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)npaɪk/ verb C2- To form (a road, etc.) in the manner of a turnpike road, or into a rounded form, as the path of a road.
He/she/it turnpikes · Past turnpiked · Past participle turnpiked · -ing form turnpiking
Verb forms
- Base form
- turnpike
- He/she/it
- turnpikes
- Past
- turnpiked
- Past participle
- turnpiked
- -ing form
- turnpiking
From the library
Darcy’s sometimes coming there stopped her, and instead of entering the park, she turned up the lane which led her farther from the turnpike road.
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