interstate — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Of, or relating to two or more states.

   Usage

   • Australia
   • US usage
   • not-comparable

   Examples

   interstate commerce

   interstate reciprocity

   More examples (2)

   The difference between intrastate and interstate prison transfers, Justice Blackmun said, "is a matter of degree, not of kind," while confinement in a mental hospital is qualitatively different than an ordinary prison sentence.

   Jordan Gee, 37, of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, was charged with three felony counts of threats against the president and one count of interstate threats, according to the Justice Department.

Adverb

1. Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).

   Usage

   • Australia
   • US usage
   • not-comparable

   Related words

   Pan-Americanpan-Indiantrans-Siberian

   Examples

   The truck driver drove interstate to unload.

Noun

1. A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.

   Usage

   • US usage

   Examples

   The speed-limit increase would not apply to Delaware, where the interstates are all near populated areas.

   There was no reason to pull off the interstate and drive twenty miles down a bumpy local road, just to stay in a dilapidated no-tell motel.

   More examples (1)

   On March 11, 2021, Deputy Andrew Hall with the Danville Police Department responded to an overpass where Wilson was reportedly throwing rocks onto the interstate, according to a Law Enforcement Involved Fatal Incident report released Friday.

Adjective

1. involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States

   Antonyms

   intrastate

   Examples

   Interstate Highway Commission

   interstate highways

   More examples (2)

   Interstate Commerce Commission

   interstate commerce

Noun

1. one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States

   Synonyms

   interstate highway

   Broader terms

   highwaymain road