often attributive
1
: a highway skirting an urban area
2
capitalized
: the political and social world of Washington, D.C., viewed especially as insular and exclusive
understanding better than Beltway insiders what really interests voters—
L. I. Barrett
L. I. BarrettExamples of beltway in a Sentence
Her influence extends beyond the Beltway.
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Trucks carrying hazardous materials that used the bridge to cross the harbor are now forced to go around the beltway in the opposite direction (a 35-mile detour) due to cargo restrictions through Baltimore City traffic tunnels.
—April Quevedo, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
Guo and Cui have lived in Beijing all their lives and have barely travelled outside of the second ring road, a rectangular beltway built in the 1980s around central Beijing, with an area roughly equivalent to the size of the old city.
—Qiang Xiaoji, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2015
On the other hand, most policymakers inside the beltway view this regulatory framework as sacred.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The Nottingham resident’s vehicle had entered the beltway near Reisterstown Road, police said.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
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April Quevedo, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
Guo and Cui have lived in Beijing all their lives and have barely travelled outside of the second ring road, a rectangular beltway built in the 1980s around central Beijing, with an area roughly equivalent to the size of the old city.
—Qiang Xiaoji, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2015
On the other hand, most policymakers inside the beltway view this regulatory framework as sacred.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The Nottingham resident’s vehicle had entered the beltway near Reisterstown Road, police said.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beltway. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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