beltway
/ˈbɛltˌweɪ/
noun
- A highway that goes around a city, allowing traffic to bypass the center.
- The new beltway reduced travel time across the city.
- Construction on the beltway caused long delays this morning.
- We took the beltway to avoid downtown traffic.
- The area around Washington, D.C., especially its political culture and government.
- Many people outside the beltway don't follow these policy details.
- Inside the beltway, political debates often feel disconnected from everyday life.
- The journalist spent years covering politics inside the beltway.
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