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Beltway
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Belt·way  (bltw)
n.
1. The beltway surrounding Washington, D.C.
2. The political establishment of Washington, D.C., including federal officeholders, lobbyists, consultants, and media commentators.

belt·way  (bltw)
n.
A high-speed highway that encircles or skirts an urban area. Also called belt highway.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Beltwaybeltway - a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport
Translations
beltway [ˈbɛltweɪ] n (US) (AUT) → carretera de circunvalación
beltway [ˈbɛltweɪ] belt n (US) (Aut) → route f de ceinture: (= motorway); périphérique m
beltway [ˈbɛltweɪ] (US) nUmgehungsstraße f, Ringstraße f;
(motorway) → Umgehungsautobahn f
beltway [ˈbɛltweɪ] n (US ) (AUT) → circonvallazione f: (= motorway); autostrada


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Above all, it is crucial to understand this conflict will be won or lost inside our own beltways.
When state and national governments built extensive beltways and freeways around metropolitan areas, the logistics for businesses located on the urban/rural fringes were greatly improved.
Many-tentacled Gothams like Los Angeles and Washington stretch endlessly, crosshatched with a myriad of concrete overpasses, transit beltways and suburban shopping metroplexes.
 
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