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Interstate

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt

Definitions

A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.

US

Equivalents

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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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

interstate compact interstater Interstation Interstellar interstellar cloud interstellar comet

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