Tollbooth
noun, plural tollbooths
[tohl-booth z, -booths] /ˈtoʊlˌbuðz, -ˌbuθs/ (Show IPA)
1.
a booth, as at a bridge or the entrance to a toll road, where a toll is collected.
2.
Chiefly Scot. tolbooth.
noun, plural tolbooths
[tohl-booth z, -booths] /ˈtoʊlˌbuðz, -ˌbuθs/ (Show IPA). Chiefly Scot.
1.
a town jail.
2.
a town hall or guild hall, especially a place where tolls are paid.
noun
1.
a booth or kiosk at which a toll is collected
noun
1.
(mainly Scot) a town hall
2.
a variant spelling of tollbooth
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