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turnpike vs superhighway

superhighway vs turnpike

turnpike and superhighway both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turnpike Yes No No No
superhighway Yes No No No
As nouns, superhighway is a hypernym of turnpike; that is, superhighway is a word with a broader meaning than turnpike:
  • turnpike: an expressway on which tolls are collected
  • superhighway: a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
Other hypernyms of turnpike include expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, throughway, thruway.
turnpike (noun) superhighway (noun)
an expressway on which tolls are collected a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form
Difference between turnpike and superhighway

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