tollbooth

[ tohl-booth, -booth ]

noun

, plural toll·booths [tohl, -boo, th, z, -booths].

1. a booth, as at a bridge or the entrance to a toll road, where a toll is collected.
2. Chiefly Scot. tolbooth.

tollbooth

/ ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ; ˈtɒl-; -ˌbuːð /

noun

1. a booth or kiosk at which a toll is collected

Word History and Origins

Origin of tollbooth¹

First recorded in 1300–50, tollbooth is from the Middle English word tolbothe. See toll ¹, booth

Example Sentences

His accomplices appeared to be fully informed because they were waiting at the motorway tollbooth.

From BBC

A vast police manhunt was underway in northern France on Tuesday after armed assailants ambushed a prison convoy at a road tollbooth, killed two prison officers and freed an inmate.

From New York Times

His attackers squirted gasoline into the tollbooth coin slot and ignited the fuel with matches.

From Seattle Times

Cashless tolls have eliminated most of the long, time-eating lines at highway tollbooths, but they have a downside: They can lead to hefty bills for drivers on unfamiliar roads.

From New York Times

The G-7 coalition, for example, could set up a sort of tollbooth at crucial chokepoints — such as the Danish straits — that Russian oil tankers must traverse to reach global markets.

From Los Angeles Times