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BELTWAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beltway mean?
• BELTWAY (noun)
The noun BELTWAY has 1 sense:
1. a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
Familiarity information: BELTWAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
beltway; bypass; ring road; ringway
Hypernyms ("beltway" is a kind of...):
highway; main road (a major road for any form of motor transport)
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