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Definition of Beltway

1. Noun. A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center.

Definition of Beltway

1. Proper noun. A 64-mile Interstate freeway surrounding Washington, D.C.. ¹

2. Proper noun. (context: mostly local usage) Certain expressways that surround cities. ¹

3. Proper noun. (US politics) The US federal government and policy and lobbying organizations, located in Washington, D.C.. ¹

4. Proper noun. (rfv-sense) Washington D.C. ¹

5. Adjective. Of or relating to the culture of Washington, D.C.; politicized. ¹

6. Noun. (American English) A freeway that encircles a city ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Beltway

1. a highway around an urban area [n -WAYS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beltway

Literary usage of Beltway

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to the Chesapeake Bay by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers (2000)
"... Along the Eastern beltway 94th Aero Squadron is an illusion. It's not really a shell-scarred French farmhouse. But the vintage aircraft in the yard are ..."

2. Beyond the Limits: A Law Enforcement Guide to Speed Enforcement by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Capital beltway—ASE Pilot Project ln 1989 NHTSA provided funding to the Virginia State Police to work cooperatively with the Maryland State Police and the ..."

3. Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America by Kira Gale (2006)
"1-270 connects the 1-495 beltway of Washington to I-70/U5-40 at Frederick. ... Take 1-70 east 41.5 miles to the Baltimore beltway Loop, 1-695. ..."

4. Adventure Guide Honduras & The Bay Islands by Maria Fiallos (2006)
"Westward from the park 12 blocks, 1 Calle is also known as Boulevard Morazán until it reaches the first beltway or the Ave Circunvalación, which is easily ..."

5. Baltimore & the Chesapeake Bay by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers (2001)
"The Baltimore beltway, 1-695, surrounds the city, with roads and avenues leading downtown from all directions, like spokes on a wheel. ..."

6. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"Catherine McArdle Kelleher, "Security in the New Order: Presidents, Polls, and the Use of Force," in Beyond the beltway: Engaging the Public in US Foreign ..."

7. Endangered Species Recovery Act: Congressional Hearings edited by John H. Chafee (1999)
"My sense is that the solutions of the future are going to be found outside the beltway, and I think there ought to be an effort to encourage States, ..."

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