Definition of interstate
: of, connecting, or existing between two or more states especially of the U.S.
- interstate commerce
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Though interstate adoptions aren’t common, roughly 300 to 400 foster children living in Texas are adopted each year by parents living outside Texas, according to state data.
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Toll roads, while unpopular, are standard fare on interstate highways in many states.
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She's also seen tiger cubs sold in Wal-Mart parking lots and other wild cats exchanged in truck stops or along interstate rest areas.
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Last year, a massive fire caused an interstate bridge to collapse during rush hour in Atlanta; no one was hurt.
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Roundabout-style interchanges similar to those on Keystone Parkway will be built at 126th, 131st and 141st streets, and a more traditional interstate interchange will be built at 146th.
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He was arrested at his trailer by Snohomish County sheriff's deputies and federally charged with interstate shipping of explosive materials.
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The Oregon Department of Transportation continues to replace interstate highway signs with more reflective and brighter signs that meet new federal standards.
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Earlier in the day, protesters had also marched into Sacramento's City Hall and onto an interstate highway as the mayor called for calm.
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First Known Use of interstate
1844
Definition of interstate
: any of a system of expressways connecting most major U.S. cities — called also
interstate highway
Examples of interstate in a Sentence
You'll get there quicker if you take the interstate.
Recent Examples of interstate from the Web
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Leonard said Tuesday that the interstate would not be reopened until the girders had their permanent supports installed.
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Closures to portions of the Interstate 40 and 17 interstate in Flagstaff are expected to start next week as the Arizona Department of Transportation begins a $10 million upgrade project.
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Got up to 60 mph on the interstate and 40 mph on the parkway.
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The aging Queen Anne Victorian mansion in the heart of The Cedars has stood watch over the changing city—and later, the interstate that alienated it—for more than 130 years.
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For the end of games, Huron will be westbound only, funneling vehicles toward interstates.
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On different occasions, protesters have also taken over downtown Sacramento, at one point shutting down the interstate during rush hour, and the South Sacramento neighborhood where Clark was killed.
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Consider the giant hand-painted, fiberglass fish hanging beneath the interstate along the museum reach.
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On different occasions, protesters have also taken over downtown Sacramento, at one point shutting down the interstate during rush hour, and the South Sacramento neighborhood where Clark was killed.
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First Known Use of interstate
1968
INTERSTATE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of interstate for English Language Learners
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: relating to or connecting different states : existing or occurring between states especially in the U.S.
Definition of interstate for English Language Learners
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: a major highway that connects two or more states : an interstate highway
INTERSTATE Defined for Kids
Definition of interstate for Students
: existing or occurring between two or more states
- an interstate highway
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