belt highway

American  

noun

1. beltway.

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Etymology

Origin of belt highway

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Mr. Avila pointed to how plans for the Inner Belt highway in Cambridge, Mass., were halted after protests by faculty members at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From New York Times

On Sept. 12, the man walked into the VA outpatient clinic on the South Belt Highway and filled out paperwork to begin receiving care.

From Washington Times

HGTV’s FrontDoor blog notes that Louisville “has two personalities. There’s the urban area within the Watterson Expressway belt highway, comprising the old city and its early suburbs. It’s funky, urban and politically ‘blue.’

From Forbes

To start off his "circumferential traffic" system, he proposes that the city first institute one-way traffic on all streets and avenues, then proceed with construction of the belt highway and organization of property owners for rebuilding Manhattan in block units.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the rest of Manhattan, now "all mixed up," would be reshuffled in a more orderly scheme: placing industry along the belt highway, housing in separate areas and parks around the riverfront fringes.

From Time Magazine Archive