BELTWAY


Meaning of BELTWAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbelt-ˌwā ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Date: circa 1952

1. : a highway skirting an urban area

2. cap : 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.