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shun·pike

(shŭn′pīk′)

A side road taken to avoid the tolls or traffic of a turnpike.

intr.v. shun·piked, shun·pik·ing, shun·pikes

To travel on side roads, avoiding turnpikes.

shun′pik′er n.

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shunpike

(ˈʃʌnˌpaɪk)

vb (intr)

US to take a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

shun•pike

(ˈʃʌnˌpaɪk)

n.

a secondary road taken to avoid highway tolls or traffic.

[1850–55, Amer.; shun + (turn) pike]

shun′pik`er, n.

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