DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
turnpike
/'tɜrn,paɪk/ · tɜrnpaɪk
Turnpike has 2 syllables: turn · pike.
turn
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pike
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noun. An expressway on which tolls are collected.
noun. (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid.
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