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Motorway vs Interstate - What's the difference?

motorway | interstate |

As nouns the difference between motorway and interstate

is that motorway is (british|ireland|new zealand|parts of australia) a broad highway designed for high speed traffic, having restrictions on the vehicle types permitted and merging lanes instead of cross traffic; in parts of the united states and other places called freeway while interstate is (us) a freeway that is part of the.

As an adjective interstate is

(chiefly|us|and|australia) of, or relating to two or more states.

As an adverb interstate is

(chiefly|us|and|australia) crossing states (usually provincial state, but also eg multinational sense).

motorway

English

(wikipedia motorway)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, Ireland, New Zealand, parts of Australia) A broad highway designed for high speed traffic, having restrictions on the vehicle types permitted and merging lanes instead of cross traffic; in parts of the United States and other places called freeway.

    • Synonyms

    * freeway * controlled-access highway * others regionally

    Hypernyms

    * highway

    See also

    * freeway * expressway * autoroute English calques

    interstate

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chiefly, US, and, Australia) of, or relating to two or more states

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • (chiefly, US, and, Australia) crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).

    • Noun

    (Interstate Highway System) (en noun)
  • (US) A freeway that is part of the