rustbelt

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noun

A region of dilapidated or former manufacturing concerns.

“The rustbelt was hit hard by the recession because it no longer had the high-paying manufacturing jobs to keep the tax base up.”

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Meanings

rustbelt1

nounrustbelt (plural rustbelts)

plural rustbelts · alternative rust belt · alternative rust-belt

  1. A region of dilapidated or former manufacturing concerns.

    The rustbelt was hit hard by the recession because it no longer had the high-paying manufacturing jobs to keep the tax base up.

Rustbelt2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Rust Belt.

Origin

From rust + belt.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

burstlet
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“rustbelt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rustbelt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rustbelt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rustbelt.

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