rust belt

proper noun

A region straddling the Northeastern and East North Central United States that has undergone economic decline and population loss due to the shrinking of its once powerful industrial sector.

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Meanings

rust belt1

nounrust belt (plural rust belts)

plural rust belts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of rustbelt.

Rust Belt2

proper nounthe Rust Belt

alternative Rustbelt

  1. informalA region straddling the Northeastern and East North Central United States that has undergone economic decline and population loss due to the shrinking of its once powerful industrial sector.

Translations

Polish pas rdzy
  • pas rdzyregion of the USA
Cite this entry
APA

rust belt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rust%20belt

MLA

“rust belt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rust%20belt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rust belt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rust%20belt.

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