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Optilang Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Turnpike

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0 Probably 302br 02br 00--------02br 01b 00turnpike02b 02br 01b 00102b 00 01i 00obsolete02i 00 01b 00:02b 00 a revolving frame bearing spikes and used as a barrier in medieval warfare02br 02br 01b 00202b 00 01b 00: 01a 00TOLL BAR02a 00, 01a 00TOLLGATE02a 02b 02br 01b 01a 02a 02b 02br 01b 00302b 00 01i 00or02i 00 01b 00turnpike road02b 00 01b 00a02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 a toll road; 01i 00especially02i 00 01b 00:02b 00 a toll expressway 01b 00b02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 a free road originally maintained as a toll road 01b 00c02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 a main road 01b 00:02b 00 a paved highway having a crowned surface02br 02br 01b 00402b 00 01i 00Scotland02i 00 01b 00:02b 00 a winding spiral stairway 02br 05000 02br 00-------- 0240

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  • 0 Probably 302br 02br 00--------02br 01b 00turnpike02b 02br 01b 00102b 00 01i 00obsolete02i 00 01b 00:02b 00 a revolving frame bearing spikes and used as a barrier in medieval warfare02br 02br 01b 00202b 00 01b 00: 01a 00TOLL BAR02a 00, 01a 00TOLLGATE02a 02b 02br 01b 01a 02a 02b 02br 01b 00302b 00 01i 00or02i 00 01b 00turnpike road02b 00 01b 00a02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 a toll road; 01i 00especially02i 00 01b 00:02b 00 a toll expressway 01b 00b02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 a free road originally maintained as a toll road 01b 00c02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 a main road 01b 00:02b 00 a paved highway having a crowned surface02br 02br 01b 00402b 00 01i 00Scotland02i 00 01b 00:02b 00 a winding spiral stairway 02br 05000 02br 00-------- 0240
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0 Probably 302br
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01b00102b00 01i00obsolete02i00 01b00:02b00 a revolving frame bearing spikes and used as a barrier in medieval warfare02br
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0 Thanks MH - definitions 2 and 3 that I didn't know, and I think definition 3 fits the context.0-
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