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Shunpike
Translation of "shunpike" into Russian
shunpike
Noun
UK
/ˈʃʌnpaɪk/
US
/ˈʃʌnpaɪk/
shunpike
shunpikes pl
We took a shunpike to avoid the traffic jam on the highway.
Мы поехали по объезду, чтобы избежать пробки на шоссе.
Definitions
shunpike
Noun
UK
/ˈʃʌnpaɪk/
US
/ˈʃʌnpaɪk/
A side road used to avoid the toll on or the traffic of a main road.
We took a shunpike to avoid the heavy traffic on the highway.
shunpike
Verb
UK
/ˈʃʌnpaɪk/
US
/ˈʃʌnpaɪk/
To travel on side roads in order to avoid tolls or heavy traffic on main roads.
They preferred to shunpike all the way to the coast to save money on tolls.