TURNPIKES

9 letters 15 Scrabble points

Definition of TURNPIKES

noun

  1. 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.

  2. A gate or bar set across a road to stop carriages, animals, and sometimes people, until a toll is paid,

    Synonyms: tollgate

  3. A winding stairway.

Related words: tollgate
verb

  1. To form (a road, etc.) in the manner of a turnpike road; into a rounded form, as the path of a road.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T U R N P I K E S
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 15 points