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[ adjective in-ter-steyt; noun in-ter-steyt ] / adjective ˌɪn tərˈsteɪt; noun ˈɪn tərˌsteɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR interstate ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveconnecting or involving different states: interstate commerce. nouna highway serving two or more states. (sometimes initial capital letter) a highway that is part of the nationwide U.S. Interstate Highway System. Origin of interstateAn Americanism dating back to 1835–45; inter- + state OTHER WORDS FROM interstatenon·in·ter·state, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH interstateinterstate , intestate, intrastateWords nearby interstateintersperse, interspinal muscle, interspinal plane, interstade, interstadial, interstate, Interstate Commerce Commission, Interstate Highway System, interstellar, interstellar medium, interstellar space Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for interstateIt dropped six feet on the city and left five dead and more than 100 trapped in homes and cars on the interstate. WATCH: "Lake Effect" Snowstorm Batters Buffalo|The Daily Beast Video|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the 20th century, interstate highways provided the distribution networks for big-box retailers like Walmart. Electricity Superhighway||October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST That was the distance from the arena to the interstate, which, in theory, could remain open during the debate. Behind the Scenes With a ‘Site Agent’: The Secret Service’s Hardest Job|Marc Ambinder|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST She soon left, got in her car, and drove home on Interstate 84. World Cup Anchor Mike Tirico’s Bizarre History: Reports of Stalking and Sexual Harassment|Marlow Stern|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Imagine if every rest stop on an interstate housed a rapid-charging station. Tesla’s Radical Patent Move is a Plot to Take Over the Road|Daniel Gross|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST The files of the Interstate Commerce Commission are stocked with examples of this kind. Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley What is the purpose of the quarterly and monthly interstate inspection cards placed in the cab of the locomotive? The Traveling Engineers' Association|Anonymous State legislatures are powerless to enact laws for interstate regulation. The Vitality of Mormonism--Brief Essays|James E. Talmage Is it desirable that the national government should own interstate telegraph and telephone systems? The Art of Public Speaking|Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein It was our solution of the second legislative difficulty in this country; that is, the interstate competition. Proceedings, Third National Conference Workmen's Compensation for Industrial Accidents|Various
British Dictionary definitions for interstate
adjectivebetween or involving two or more of the states of the US, Australia, etc adverbAustralian to or into another state verbUS a motorway crossing between states Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to interstatecommunal, civil, ethnic, domestic, governmental, internal, social, public, nationwide, roadway, freeway, superhighway, expressway, turnpike, thoroughfare, highway, artery, road, boulevard, track |