tollgate
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
Definition of tollgate
4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid
“Colonel George Rice Trevor testified that the Rebeccas attacked poor-houses as well as tollgates.”
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noun
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A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid
“Colonel George Rice Trevor testified that the Rebeccas attacked poor-houses as well as tollgates.”
verb
- (transitive)To furnish (a road) with a tollgate.
- To perpetrate a form of corruption in which the recipient of a government contract must donate part of its value to the government.
name
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A purok in the sitio of Camp 6, barangay of Camp Four, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
“In a concerted effort to enhance environmental sustainability and community engagement, a successful tree planting event was conducted at the Tollgate area in Camp 6. [...] Overall, the tree planting activity at Tollgate, Camp 6, was a significant stride towards ecological sustainability and community solidarity.”
“A portion of Kennon Road near the Upper Tollgate, Camp 6, Tuba, Benguet, is currently NOT PASSABLE following a landslide and rockslide triggered by the continuous rains brought by Emong.”
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Etymology
From toll + gate.
Words you can make from tollgate
102 playable · top: GLOTTAL (8 pts)
Best play glottal 8 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
11 words4-letter words
33 words- EGAL 5 pts
- GALE 5 pts
- GALL 5 pts
- GAOL 5 pts
- GATE 5 pts
- GELT 5 pts
- GETA 5 pts
- GOAL 5 pts
- GOAT 5 pts
- LOGE 5 pts
- OGLE 5 pts
- TOGA 5 pts
- ALOE 4 pts
- ALTO 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LEAL 4 pts
- LOTA 4 pts
- OLEA 4 pts
- OLLA 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TALL 4 pts
- TATE 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TEAT 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
- TELL 4 pts
- TOEA 4 pts
- TOLA 4 pts
- TOLE 4 pts
- TOLL 4 pts
- TOLT 4 pts
- TOTE 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- AGE 4 pts
- AGO 4 pts
- EGO 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAT 4 pts
- GEL 4 pts
- GET 4 pts
- GOA 4 pts
- GOT 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LEG 4 pts
- LOG 4 pts
- TAG 4 pts
- TEG 4 pts
- TOG 4 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATT 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ELL 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TAT 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOT 3 pts
2-letter words
13 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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