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rustbelt

rustbelt noun: a region of dilapidated or former manufacturing concerns.

Noun

rustbelt (plural rustbelts)

  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.

Proper noun capitalized: Rustbelt

Rustbelt

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Rust Belt.

Forms of rustbelt

pluralrustbelts
alternative formrust belt
alternative formrust-belt

Origin of rustbelt

From rust + belt.

Questions about rustbelt

What does rustbelt mean?
Rustbelt means a region of dilapidated or former manufacturing concerns.
What part of speech is rustbelt?
Rustbelt can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of rustbelt?
The plural of rustbelt is rustbelts.

Words near rustbelt in the dictionary

  1. Rustads
  2. Rustage
  3. Rustages
  4. Rustam
  5. Rustavi
  6. rustbelt
  7. rustbelts
  8. rustbucket
  9. rustbuckets
  10. Rustburg
  11. rusted

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