shunpike

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shunpīk′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
shun•pike  (shunpīk′),USA pronunciation n., v., -piked, -pik•ing. 
n. 
  1. Transporta side road taken instead of a turnpike or expressway to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace.

v.i. 
  1. Transportto drive on a shunpike.
  • shun + (turn)pike 1850–55, American.
shunpik′er, n. 


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