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Beltway vs Loop - What's the difference?

beltway | loop |

As nouns the difference between beltway and loop

is that beltway is a freeway that encircles a city while loop is a length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.

As a proper noun Beltway

is a 64-mile Interstate freeway surrounding Washington, D.C..

As an adjective Beltway

is of or relating to the culture of Washington, D.C.; politicized.

As a verb loop is

to form something into a loop.

beltway

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A 64-mile Interstate freeway surrounding .
  • (mostly local usage) The expressway that surrounds another city.
  • (US, politics) The US federal government and policy and lobbying organizations, located in .

    • Derived terms

    * Beltway bandits * inside-the-Beltway * inside the Beltway * outside the Beltway

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the culture of Washington, D.C.; politicized.
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    • loop

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
  • The opening so formed.
  • A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
    • Arches, loops , and whorls are patterns found in fingerprints.
  • A ring road or beltway.
  • An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
  • A complete circuit for an electric current.
  • (programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
  • (graph theory) An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
  • (topology) A path that starts and ends at the same point.
  • (algebra) A quasigroup with an identity element.
  • A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
  • An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.
  • A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
  • * Shakespeare
    • And stop all sight-holes, every loop from whence / The eye of Reason may pry in upon us.
  • (mass of iron).

    • Derived terms

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form something into a loop.
  • To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
  • To fly an aircraft in a loop.
  • To move something in a loop.
  • To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
  • To form a loop.
  • To move in a loop.
    • The program loops until the user presses a key.
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    • , year=2011 , date=February 4 , author=Gareth Roberts , title=Wales 19-26 England , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The outstanding Tom Palmer won a line-out and then charged into the heart of the Welsh defence, scrum-half Ben Youngs moved the ball swiftly right and Cueto's looping pass saw Ashton benefit from a huge overlap to again run in untouched.}}

    Derived terms

    * loop in * loop the loop

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