cross-state

Across state lines

Cross-state describes movement, connection, or activity spanning from one side of a state to another, or involving multiple states: a cross-state road trip, cross-state commerce regulations.

The term appears most often in American contexts where state boundaries matter legally or geographically.

travel

road trip

Extended pleasure drive

journey · rest stop · scenic byway · toll road · gas station · mile marker · trucking · commute · Greyhound · Amtrak

legal

jurisdiction

Legal authority's scope

licensing · custody · enforcement · prosecution · warrant · fugitive · agreement · regulation · compliance · statute

infrastructure

pipeline

Long-distance fluid transport tube

broadband · fiber optic · water rights · bridge · tunnel · freight rail · natural gas · telecommunications · easement · right-of-way

migration

relocation

Permanent change of residence

resettlement · outmigration · Sun Belt · Rust Belt · retirement move · housing costs · remote work · transplant

Opposites
geographic scope

cross-stateintrastate

Within one state

in-state · local · statewide · regional · municipal

Family

cross, state, crosses, crossed, crossing, crossings, states, stated, stating

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G