pike
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9.9
- noun
- /paɪk/
- Archaic
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autopista
- comes down the pike
No, it's from Baltimore Pike in Kennett Square, PA.
- No, it's from Baltimore Pike in Kennett Square, PA.
- Used to sell work down Louisiana, across the Pike.
- And I get a call from Lee and he says, Danny, he said, have you seen the stuff in the papers there about the the killing out on the Pike?
- If you drive West on the Mass Pike pretty far West of Boston, there's a little sign saying, telling you the altitude or elevation, whatever.
- So, you know, he wants to tell them of what's coming down the Pike.
- And then through the COVID things, that was another big story that I'm sure we'll get into down the Pike.
- And Tommy, you know, the old Pike came down across this Reddit Rd., red and white striped and standing to the right of the gate stopping us.
Examples
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To get there, you had to go by coach over a pike road.
Fiction book (1999) -
No, it's from Baltimore Pike in Kennett Square, PA.
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If you drive West on the Mass Pike pretty far West of Boston, there's a little sign saying, telling you the altitude or elevation, whatever.
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The new highway designed for fast travel will be open soon, making it a key part of the pike system.
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Drivers on the pike can expect smoother roads and faster travel times after the upgrades.
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Construction on the pike is expected to improve access to major cities in the region.
Synonyms
275
2.2
A wide road for fast traffic with no intersections or traffic lights
43
2.8
A wide road for fast traffic with few places to enter or exit
33
6.1
A main road where you pay a toll to travel
9
1.8
A wide road built for fast traffic with two or more lanes each way and few exits
5
4.1
A wide road for fast traffic with few places to enter or leave
5
3.5
A very wide road with many lanes for fast traffic
5
2.7
A major road the state government keeps for fast travel between towns
2
4.1
A wide road that lets cars and trucks travel fast without stoplights or intersections
Compounds
- US
1
9.9
A type of walleye fish with bluish color that lived in the Great Lakes and is now extinct
- Specialized
1
6.1
A large freshwater fish with a long body that eats other fish in lakes and rivers
1
8.1
A freshwater fish like a pike with shiny silvery eyes found in North American lakes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pike (road) is short for turnpike, which was a gate with a turning 'pike' or pole used to stop or allow travel; so a pike came to mean a toll highway you paid to use.