interstate
Crossing statesCrossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).
» The other day I ran out of gas in the middle of a busy Interstate.
Vor Kurzem ist mir mitten auf der stark befahrenen Autobahn das Benzin ausgegangen. — Tamy
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1 senses(Australia, US, not comparable)Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).
The truck driver drove interstate to unload.
zwischenstaatlich
междушта́тныйmežduštátnyj, межшта́тныйmežštátnyj, межгосударственныйmezhgosudarstvennyi
Examples
14 sentencesThe other day I ran out of gas in the middle of a busy Interstate.
deVor Kurzem ist mir mitten auf der stark befahrenen Autobahn das Benzin ausgegangen. — Tamy
Her car broke down on the interstate.
Get off the interstate at the next exit.
I'm on the interstate and Tom is right behind me.
deIch bin auf der Autobahn, und Tom ist gleich hinter mir. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary's enthusiasm for her course deteriorated when her favourite lecturer transferred interstate.
Translations
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Origin
From inter- + state, originally as an adjective only; the noun is by (ellipsis) from interFrom inter- + state, originally as an adjective only; the noun is by (ellipsis) from interstate highway. The noun also serves adjectivally as a (noun adjunct) in such collocations as interstate construction and interstate rest stops.
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See also
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