noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   (In this sense usually spelt tolbooth) The traditional municipal building of a Scottish town or burgh, usually including a meeting-hall, court, prison and (eponymically) a place for the receipt of taxes, duties and fines. Scotland
2. 2
   a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls wordnet
3. 3
   Alternative spelling of toll booth. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms

bastilleblack holeboothborstalborstal institutionbridewell

Example

More examples

"You need to get a ticket at the tollbooth."

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