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TOLLBOOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tollbooth mean? 

TOLLBOOTH (noun)
  The noun TOLLBOOTH has 1 sense:

1. a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tollsplay

  Familiarity information: TOLLBOOTH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TOLLBOOTH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tolbooth; tollbooth; tollhouse

Hypernyms ("tollbooth" is a kind of...):

booth; cubicle; kiosk; stall (small area set off by walls for special use)

Holonyms ("tollbooth" is a part of...):

toll plaza (an area where tollbooths are located)


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