Beltway and Expressway

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Beltway noun - A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center.

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Expressway and beltway are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expressway" instead a noun "Beltway".

Expressway noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.

Usage example: a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city

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Beltway and expressway are semantically related. You can use "Beltway" instead a noun "Expressway".

Nearby Word: express

Beltway 8, which is both the Sam Houston Parkway (frontage roads) and Sam Houston Tollway (tolled expressway).

Source: Useful Notes / Houston

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