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Definition of Tollgate
1. Noun. A gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid.
Definition of Tollgate
1. n. A gate where toll is taken.
Definition of Tollgate
1. Noun. A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tollgate
1. a gate where a toll is collected [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tollgate
Literary usage of Tollgate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly (1894)
"It took eight horses to haul this monster to the docks over a stone tramway, and
it is alleged that the side of a tollgate had to be taken down to allow the ..."
2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1905)
"tollgate" Is synonymous with "turnpike gate," as used in a statute punishing the
running of tolls. Barnes v. White, 1 С. В. 102, 214. TOLL ROAD. ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
""(13) That if said tollgate now maintained along the line of said road is required
to be taken down, and the company denied the right to collect tolls, ..."
4. Australia Pilot by United States Hydrographic Office (1920)
"Between this rock and tollgate Islets there is a channel 1J miles wide, having
from 10 to 15 fathoms water, on a sandy bottom. Coast. ..."
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