Local language topic
proper abbreviation
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BQE
/BEE-cue-EE/The common abbreviation for the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway, a major limited-access roadway carrying local, regional, and truck traffic through parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
““Traffic is backed up on the BQE near downtown Brooklyn.””
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LIE
/EL-EYE-EE/The common abbreviation for the Long Island Expressway, the I-495 corridor connecting Queens with communities across Long Island.
““We hit traffic on the LIE before the Queens line.””