tollgate

Thân thiện

A car stops at the tollgate to pay the fee.

Definition

Noun: A gate or barrier across a toll bridge or toll road that is opened or raised only after a toll (a fee) is paid.

Usage

A tollgate is a physical barrier controlling access to a road, bridge, or tunnel where a fee is required. It is the point where payment is collected from travelers.

Examples

• The line of cars stretched back from the tollgate.
• We had to stop and pay the fee at the tollgate before crossing the bridge.
• Electronic transponders allow many drivers to pass through the tollgate without stopping.

Advanced Usage

• "to pass through a tollgate": To go through the barrier after paying or having an electronic payment method.
  • With the new e-tag, we can pass through the tollgate at highway speed.

Variants and Related Words

• Tollbooth (noun): A small building or booth at a tollgate where an attendant collects fees or monitors automated payment systems. Often used interchangeably with , though specifically refers to the attendant's structure.
  • The cashier in the tollbooth gave me my change.

Synonyms

• Toll barrier
• Toll point
• Turnpike gate

Related Phrases

• To come to/reach a tollgate: To arrive at the point where the toll is collected.
  • After driving for twenty miles, we reached the tollgate.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tollbar