tollgate
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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name
Etymology: Named after the tollgate of Kennon Road which is located in the area.
- 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.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English toll English gate English tollgate From toll + gate.
- 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
Etymology: Etymology tree English toll English gate English tollgate From toll + gate.
- 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.