What is another word for tollbar?

Pronunciation: [tˈə͡ʊlbɑː] (IPA)

A tolbar, also known as a toll gate, is an old-fashioned term used to describe a barrier or gate placed on a road or bridge, which controls access or requires a fee to be paid for use. In modern times, several words have been coined to replace the term tollbar, such as toll plaza, toll station, or toll booth. These synonyms are often used interchangeably and describe the same thing - a physical structure through which vehicles pass, and tolls are collected. The use of electronic toll collection systems has also led to terms such as open-road tolling and e-toll, which are gaining more popularity in contemporary language.

What are the hypernyms for Tollbar?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Tollbar?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for tollbar (as nouns)

Usage examples for Tollbar

When Nickie at length regained his stirrups, and worked himself into an upright position, he found the mare racing along a rough road between walls of bush, heading towards tollbar, whence she had come on the previous day.
"The Missing Link"
Edward Dyson
The horse would carry him back to tollbar, to its owner's stable, the township would be drawn together by the extraordinary spectacle of a horse bolting through the place mounted by a gigantic monkey, the fraud would be discovered, and then the inhabitants would deal in their own gentle, characteristic way with the man who had been party to Professor Thunder's shocking imposition.
"The Missing Link"
Edward Dyson
Two days earlier tollbar had patronised the museum.
"The Missing Link"
Edward Dyson

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