interstate

[ adjective in-ter-steyt; noun in-ter-steyt ]

adjective

1. connecting or involving different states:

   interstate commerce.

noun

1. a highway serving two or more states.
2. (sometimes initial capital letter) a highway that is part of the nationwide U.S. Interstate Highway System.

interstate

/ ˈɪntəˌsteɪt /

adjective

1. between or involving two or more of the states of the US, Australia, etc

adverb

1. to or into another state

verb

1. a motorway crossing between states

Other Words From

• non·inter·state adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of interstate¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; inter- + state

Example Sentences

Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill devoted $5 billion to build public charging stations for cars and trucks every 50 miles along interstate highways.

From Los Angeles Times

In December the Russian foreign ministry said the countries would speed up work on a "major new interstate agreement".

From BBC

Who are the farmers harvesting your food and the truckers driving it on interstates to you?

From Los Angeles Times

It says something that the first rude driver I ran into on the interstate was from Kentucky.

From Salon

At some point during this interstate shuffle, the cows were infected and the virus was not identified until it was too late.

From Los Angeles Times

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