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beltway

[belt-wey] / ˈbɛltˌweɪ /


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In Virginia, they used to hear the dull roar of cars on the beltway in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

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

From BBC Feb. 20, 2025

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.

From New York Times Apr. 1, 2024

The destruction of the bridge, a part of Baltimore’s Interstate 695 beltway, could seemingly doom Marylanders to hellish gridlock for the foreseeable future.

From Slate Mar. 26, 2024

We pulled onto 1-465, the beltway that circumscribes Indianapolis.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green




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