rust belt

noun

often capitalized R&B

: the northeastern and midwestern states of the U.S. in which heavy industry has declined

called also rust bowl

Examples of rust belt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their power was previously confined mainly to a few regions of the country, largely the rust belt in northeastern France and then a region in southeastern France along the coast. —

Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024 When sectors in some regions decline—such as farming in the Midwest or manufacturing in the rust belt—people move to places with more jobs. —

Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016 Facing trouble among swathes of rust belt voters, the administration depends that much more on United Auto Workers boss Shawn Fain convincing his members a Biden White House can protect union jobs better than Donald Trump. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024 Now a lot of small towns like this in the rust belt are mostly empty, storefronts on Main Street are boarded up. —

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rust belt

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