Beltway.
A 64-mile Interstate freeway surrounding Washington, D.C.
Meaning & usage
A 64-mile Interstate freeway surrounding Washington, D.C.
The expressway that surrounds another city.
The US federal government and policy and lobbying organizations, located in Washington, D.C., sometimes with a suggestion of their elitism or insularity
Where this word comes from
Extended from beltway (“freeway encircling a city”); compare also highway.
Of or relating to the culture of Washington, D.C., sometimes with a suggestion of its elitism or insularity; politicized.
Where this word comes from
Extended from beltway (“freeway encircling a city”); compare also highway.
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