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motorway vs turnpike

turnpike vs motorway

motorway and turnpike both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
motorway Yes No No No
turnpike Yes No No No
As nouns, turnpike is a hyponym of motorway; that is, turnpike is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motorway:
  • motorway: a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
  • turnpike: an expressway on which tolls are collected
Other hyponyms of motorway include autobahn, autostrada, toll road.
motorway (noun) turnpike (noun)
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic an expressway on which tolls are collected
(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
Difference between motorway and turnpike

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