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Etymology

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From toll +‎ gate.

Noun

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tollgate (plural tollgates)

  1. A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid
    Synonym: tollbar
    • 2019, Marsha R. Robinson, Disobedient Histories in Ancient and Modern Times, page 82:
      Colonel George Rice Trevor testified that the Rebeccas attacked poor-houses as well as tollgates.

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