BELTWAY Definition & Meaning

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beltway

[ belt-wey ]

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noun

Also called belt highway. a highway around the perimeter of an urban area.
the Beltway, the Washington, D.C., area within the highway that encircles it.

beltway

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noun

the usual US name for a ring road
usually with capital
1. the people and institutions located in the area bounded by the Washington Beltway, taken to be politically and socially out of touch with the rest of America and much given to political intrigue
2. ( as modifier )
  Beltway Cassandras

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of beltway¹

First recorded in 1950–55; belt + way ¹

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But warm words and familiarity do not pay for lunch along the Washington beltway.

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Swapping a beltway bon vivant for the so-called Prince of Darkness is, however, a risk.

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As vice president they knew she would run when Biden's term was over and their crusade to degrade her eventually seeped into the beltway ether.

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So now I have to actually tell truckers the height or the clearance of the tunnel and direct them to the other side of the beltway.

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Completed in 1977, the Francis Scott Key Bridge was a practical, final link to the beltway of roads that circled Baltimore Harbor, a much-needed solution to reduce Harbor Tunnel congestion.

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