tollgate

plural tollgates

1. 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.

   2019, Marsha R. Robinson, Disobedient Histories in Ancient and Modern Times, page 82

   Synonyms: tollbar, toll barrier

present singular third person tollgates · participle present tollgating · participle past tollgated · past tollgated

1. transitiveTo furnish (a road) with a tollgate.
2. To perpetrate a form of corruption in which the recipient of a government contract must donate part of its value to the government.

1. A purok in the sitio of Camp 6, barangay of Camp Four, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.

   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.

   2025 July 25, GURU Press Cordillera, Facebook

   1 more example

   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.

   2025 July 14, Barangay Camp Four-Tuba, Facebook