how to pronounce turnpike

/ˈtɜːn.paɪk/

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turnpike is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of turnpike in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… is the was a turnpike from wakefield …”

meaning of turnpike

Turnpike is a toll road.

turnpike frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word turnpike occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics turnpike can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that turnpike can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;