beltway
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/ˈbeltweɪ/
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/ˈbeltweɪ/
A highway that encircles a city or town, often used as a metaphor for the political insiders of a country's capital.
The term 'beltway' is often used to describe the traffic congestion around a major city, like when someone says, 'I spent hours stuck in beltway traffic.'
「beltway」という言葉は、大都市の周囲の交通渋滞を説明するためによく使われます。たとえば、「beltwayの交通で何時間も動けなくなりました」と言った場合があります。