Tollbar (Noun)
Meaning
A gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The driver slowed down to approach the tollbar and pay the required fee for using the highway.
- A uniformed attendant sat in the booth next to the tollbar, ready to collect payments from passing motorists.
- After the tollbar was raised, the vehicle proceeded onto the bridge without any further delay.
- To cross the river, commuters had to stop at the tollbar every morning on their way to work.
- As the driver searched for change to pay the toll, the attendant impatiently waited at the tollbar.