interstate
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈɪntərˌsteɪt/
- US
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autopista interestatal (EE. UU.)
- We stopped for gas at a service station located right off the interstate.
- an interstate highway
- burden on the interstate
The state troopers are saying no, the roads are impassable, both the Interstate and the back roads.
- The state troopers are saying no, the roads are impassable, both the Interstate and the back roads.
- Behind that, there's actually an exit ramp to our Interstate.
- There's times when I've pulled over onto a ramp, you know, as you're getting back on the Interstate.
- So I don't know, maybe they started out in Madison or one of the other, you know, towns along the, the Interstate or, you know, further north or something like that.
- You could find your way just as you know, if you get off the Interstate, you know that they'll be a, you know, a Wendy's or a Denny's or, you know, a Shell station.
- You know, we, we've seen this here in just think about, you know, towns where before the interstates were there towns that were flourishing.
- And it's like, you know, trying to take off and I get down the road and get on the Interstate and broke down and just like damn near cried.
- If shit got really, really wild, if the Interstate turns into a damn water slide, it could get wild, man.
Examples
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Counties without large central places or access to interstate highways continued to lose population.
Academic text (1991) -
It's a straight shot on the interstate, down and across.
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When we get off the interstate, you can play your music.
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We might even be able to fill in some of the potholes in the American interstate system.
Academic text (2011) -
The state troopers are saying no, the roads are impassable, both the Interstate and the back roads.
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A truck in San Antonio, TX carrying millions of honey bees flipped over on the Interstate, causing lengthy delays.
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The fastest way to travel between cities is often on the interstate highways.
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Driving on the interstate allows you to cover long distances quickly.
Synonyms
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1.0
A main road that connects big towns or cities for long trips
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2.2
A wide road for fast traffic with no intersections or traffic lights
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2.8
A wide road for fast traffic with few places to enter or exit
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3.2
A major road that connects cities in different US states
Compounds
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7.5
A former federal agency in the United States that set prices and rules for trains and other transport between states
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Interstate comes from the parts inter- 'between' and state 'a part of a country', the same inter- you see in international. So an interstate (especially in the United States) is a major highway that runs 'between states' and links cities across the country.