belt highway
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of belt highway
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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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
Around the central part of the island would run a belt highway.
From Time Magazine Archive
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