toll bridge

toll bridge
a bridge at which a toll is charged.
[1765-75]

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  • Toll bridge — Toll Toll, n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G. zoll, OHG. zol, Icel. tollr, Sw. tull, Dan. told, and also to E. tale; originally, that which is counted out in payment. See {Tale} number.] 1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • toll bridge — n a bridge that you pay to drive across …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • toll bridge — toll ,bridge noun count a bridge that you have to pay to drive across …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • toll bridge — n. a bridge at which tolls are paid for passage …   English World dictionary

  • Toll bridge — A toll bridge is a bridge over which traffic may pass upon payment of a fee, or toll. Some major facilities in combination with a tunnel are called a bridge tunnel complex. See Toll road for more information. History The practice of collecting… …   Wikipedia

  • toll bridge — noun a bridge where toll is charged for crossing • Hypernyms: ↑bridge, ↑span * * * noun Etymology: toll (I) : a bridge at which a toll is charged for crossing * * * a bridge at which a toll is charged. [1765 75] * * * toll bridg …   Useful english dictionary

  • toll bridge — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms toll bridge : singular toll bridge plural toll bridges a bridge that you have to pay to drive across …   English dictionary

  • toll bridge — A bridge for the use of which a toll is collected. As a private instrumentality, abridge built and maintained under public authority as a portion of the highway with which it is connected, dedicated to public use, subject only to the right of the …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • toll bridge — noun a bridge at which a toll is charged for passage …   Wiktionary

  • toll bridge — /ˈtoʊl brɪdʒ/ (say tohl brij) noun a bridge at which a toll is charged …  

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