Definition of Rustbelt

1. Noun. Urban areas in New England and Midwest characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles).


Definition of Rustbelt

1. Noun. A region of dilapidated or former manufacturing concerns. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rustbelt

russificatory
russified
russifies
russify
russifying
russophobia
russula
rust
rust-free
rust fungi
rust fungus
rust inhibitor
rust mite
rust off
rustable
rustbelt (current term)
rustbelts
rustbucket
rustbuckets
rusted
rustenburgite
rustful
rustic
rustical
rusticality
rustically
rusticalness
rusticals
rusticate
rusticated

Literary usage of Rustbelt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dilemmas of Independence: Ukraine After Totalitarianism by Alexander J. Motyl (1993)
"... rustbelt, like Polish Silesia, northwestern Bohemia, and parts of eastern Germany. The decaying Donbas, with its thoroughly inefficient coal mines, ..."

2. Street Gangs: Current Knowledge and Strategies by Catherine H. Conly (1993)
"For discussions of gangs and the underclass see John H. Hagedorn, People and Folks: Gangs, Crime, and the Underclass in a rustbelt City (Chicago: Lakeview ..."

3. American Economic Policy and National Security by Theodore H. Moran (1993)
"... the market would supply them (eg, investment tax credits that favor the rustbelt but not software development or cad/cam engineering services) are not. ..."

4. Oecd Territorial Reviews by Oecd (2001)
"... transport launched the ambitious ")nternationale Bauausstellung Emscherpark", a regional development initiative for the 25 to 80 km rustbelt corridor. ..."

5. An Overview of Affirmative Action: Hearing Before the Committee on the edited by Hank Brown (1998)
"32 The unemployment rates of low-skilled blacks have remained disastrous since assembly line jobs began disappearing from rustbelt factories. ..."

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