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beltway
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beltway [′belt‚wā]
(civil engineering)
A highway that encircles an urban area along its perimeter. Also known as belt highway; ring road.
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There was reportedly a 54 mile (87 kilometre) tailback on the M25 orbital road north of London.
Travel chaos as heavy snowfalls hit Britain by AFP / AFP European Edition
The British Highways Agency advised against all but essential travel but there was still a 54 mile (87 kilometre) tailback on the M25 orbital road north of London, reports said.
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Overall, the route with the most dramatic decrease in congestion is the northern section of London's orbital road, the M25, between junctions 21 and 31, with a 26% reduction in jams over the 12 months to June 2008 compared with the previous year.
Slow down eases jams by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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