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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Turnpike
Britannica 11thTURNPIKE, a pike or pointed bar or stake which turns or revolves, hence the name given to a form of barrier consisting of three or more horizontal bars, with one end sharpened, revolving on a pivot. Such barriers were used across roads, and, when tolls were ex ...
Vol. 27, pp. 480-480
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