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- They had decided this was an interstate crime spree, so it was theirs to solve.†
Chpt 3standard prefix: When a word begins with the prefix, "inter-", the prefix often means between. In this case, interstate means between different states. Interstate is often used as an abbreviation for interstate highway, a highway that runs between states. It has also come to mean freeway in a place like Hawaii where no major highway connects to another state.
- It was interstate now, and every possible lead was being chased down with a vengeance.†
Chpt 3
- Sachs drove down Interstate 85, then turned onto 40.†
Chpt 4
- Casanova turned onto Interstate 40 and headed south.†
Chpt 5
- There was relatively heavy traffic on the interstate, and I was able to follow him in a safe cluster with four or five other cars.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(interstate as in: interstate commerce) freeway, or highway that runs between states
or:
relating to the mutual relations between states -- especially of the United StatesNote that interstate is often contrasted with intrastate. An intrastate highway is used to move from one location in a state to another, rather than to move between states. Similarly, interstate commerce is business between states; whereas intrastate commerce affects a state without affecting other states. Under the U.S. Constitution, the interstate/intrastate distinction is important when determining when the federal government has authority to override state government. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)