pike vs turnpike

turnpike vs pike

pike and turnpike both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pike	Yes	No	No	No
turnpike	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, turnpike is a hyponym of pike; that is, turnpike is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pike:

pike: a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
turnpike: an expressway on which tolls are collected

Other hyponyms of pike include autobahn, autostrada, toll road.

pike (noun)	turnpike (noun)
any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere	an expressway on which tolls are collected
medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet	(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh

Difference between pike and turnpike

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