tollgates
Highway payment stops
Tollgates are barriers across roads where travelers must pay a fee to proceed.
Historically, these were physical gates; now they're often automated plazas with booths or electronic sensors.
Figuratively, a tollgate is any checkpoint requiring approval before moving forward: The budget committee serves as a tollgate for new projects.
Obstruction preventing passage
- boothTemporary enclosed compartment
- plazaPublic open square
- highwayMajor road for travel
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
gantry · lane · transponder · E-ZPass · electronic · automatic · manual · collector
Inspection station on route
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- thresholdPoint of beginning
obstacle · approval · clearance · permission · bureaucracy · bottleneck · progress · advancement
Fee-charging highway
- pikeLong battlefield spear
- keeperOne who guards
- roadVehicle travel surface
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
traveler · wagon · horse · passage · medieval · Victorian · privatization · maintenance
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
turnpike · gantry · lane · transponder · E-ZPass · electronic · automatic · manual · collector · ticket
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
threshold · obstacle · approval · clearance · permission · bureaucracy · bottleneck · progress · advancement · stage
turnpike
Fee-charging highway
stagecoach · traveler · wagon · horse · passage · medieval · Victorian · privatization · maintenance · revenue
fee
Payment for service
levy · collection · cash · coin · token · receipt · transaction · billing · prepaid · account
tollgatesfree passage
Unhindered right to travel
freeways · public roads · free entry · open access · open borders