单词 | interstate |
释义 | interstateadj.n. Originally U.S. Lying, extending, or carried on between independent states, or between states belonging to a Union, Federation, etc. Also as n., a road between states. Interstate Commerce Act, an Act of Congress, passed February 4, 1887, to regulate the commerce between the different States, establishing a body of commissioners for the administration of the law. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [adjective] > between states interstatea1845 society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [adjective] > of or relating to a confederation of states > of or relating to state of U.S.A. > between, within, or throughout interstatea1845 statewide1848 intra-state1903 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > main or major road > between states in U.S. interstate1968 a1845 Joseph Story cited in Worcester. 1862 J. M. Ludlow Hist. U.S. 36 The Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction in all questions of constitutional, international, and (if I may venture the term) interstate law. 1866 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. IX. xxvi. 449 When inter-state rights were to be confided to the members of each state. 1887 Daily News 11 Jan. 6/5 To await the action of Congress upon the Inter-State Commerce Bill. 1887 Statutes at Large U.S.A. XXIV. 383 A Commission is hereby created and established to be known as the Inter-State Commerce Commission. 1899 C. M. Depew Daily News 5 June 2/2 Trusts are purely State, and not inter-State affairs. 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 31 Aug. 75/1 The problem of inter~State legal aid was bound to throw light upon the larger question of international legal aid. 1943 W. Lewis Let. 21 Aug. (1963) 367 I hate to think how much inter-state competition there is going to be after this war. 1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait iv. 30 Such matters as State boundaries [in Australia] and inter-State jealousies wouldn't register with Bony. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 33/5 Here in Georgia where Inter~state 75 slices through the heart of a peanut, cotton and general farming area. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. B2/3 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposes to ban the interstate shipment of products containing carbon tetrachloride because of health hazards. 1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 115/1 During 1967, the Interstate Commerce Commission approved the merger of the company with the Chicago Great Western Railway. 1969 Sydney Morning Herald 24 May 35/4 (advt.) Interstate carrier requires hauliers. 1971 Sunday Austral. 8 Aug. 8/3 Builders and interstate truckdrivers, always high on the bankruptcy lists, continue to provide more than their share of debtors. 1971 D. E. Westlake I gave at Office (1972) 84 The shipments..traveled via truck on Interstate 40 and US 64 to a small town near Little Rock. 1972 Times of India 28 Nov. 10/7 Referring to inter-state disputes, Dr. Gajendragadkar urged the government to set up an inter-state council under Art. 263 to deal with such disputes instead of attempting to solve them on a political plane. 1973 J. M. White Garden Game 173 The five-hour drive along Interstate 10 from Phoenix to Los Angeles. 1973 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 26 Aug. 73/4 As NSW champion she would have been the first player picked in the State team for the interstate series. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). interstateadv. Australian. In(to) or from a state, esp. other than that in which one is (normally) resident. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [adverb] > into or from a state interstate1924 1924 Austral. Parl. Papers 1923–4 II. 1033 The mail boats are no longer permitted to carry passengers interstate. 1942 Sydney Morning Herald 30 Oct. 4/8 Advance applications for space for the transport of goods interstate would not be entertained. 1957 J. Waten Shares in Murder 110 Stan's away interstate. 1965 K. Smith OGF 124 Would any Australian businessman go interstate without a living allowance. 1977 Weekly Times (Melbourne) 19 Jan. 28/5 Travellers moving interstate during the holiday period are asked not to bring fruit back into Victoria. 1986 Canberra Times 15 Mar. c9/4 (advt.) House for sale... Owner moving interstate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1845adv.1924 |
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