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单词 beltways
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beltway

noun

belt·​way ˈbelt-ˌwā How to pronounce beltway (audio)
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

Example Sentences

Her influence extends beyond the Beltway.
Recent Examples on the Web Nooooo, cry the titans of industry who've spent billions in beltway lobbying to make the very idea of raising corporate taxes equal to hating America and freedom and puppies. Allison Morrow, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 Those tensions have fueled speculation inside the Beijing beltway that Premier Li Keqiang, China’s titular No. 2 official whom Mr. Xi has sidelined, could exert some influence on senior appointments at the congress. Chun Han Wong, WSJ, 29 July 2022 Our older and inner beltway neighborhoods need more attention than the county has provided over the past 20 years. Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022 The beltway media world has always had a sort of jones for celebrities, and celebrities have often loved them right back, a mutual appreciation society that reached its apogee during the correspondents’ dinners of the Obama years. New York Times, 1 May 2022 The white-tie-and-gowns event had about 630 guests, the Post noted, and involved a mostly maskless group of A-list lawmakers, government officials, journalists, and other inside-beltway elite. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2022 With low temperatures and heavy rains hitting the Washington, D.C., metro area, the D.C truckers convoy will not be circling the beltway Wednesday. Aliyah Thomas, ABC News, 9 Mar. 2022 Another group, The People's Convoy, is set depart from Adelanto, California, on Wednesday for an 11-day journey to the beltway area. Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2022 Others, especially proposals for new roads, such as the beltway and even a short stub of toll road at Sanford’s airport, seem to progress in inches. Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1

beltways

noun

plural of beltway
as in interstates

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • interstates
  • parkways
  • superhighways
  • motorways
  • autobahns
  • highways
  • autoroutes
  • bypasses
  • thruways
  • roadways
  • freeways
  • roads
  • thoroughfares
  • expressways
  • causeways
  • ring roads
  • turnpikes
  • arterials
  • dual carriageways
  • arteries
  • streets
  • switchbacks
  • corniches
  • autostrade
  • boulevards
  • routes
  • carriageways
  • autostradas
  • pikes
  • pike
  • avenues
  • byways
  • through streets
  • high roads
  • rows
  • alleys
  • drives
  • lanes
  • backstreets
  • alleyways
  • side roads
  • secondary roads
  • passes
  • side streets
  • crossroads
  • high streets
  • branches
  • ways
  • circles
  • bystreets
  • traces
  • shunpikes
  • mews
  • Main Streets
  • laneways
  • drags
  • places
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