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Rust Belt¹

proper noun the Rust Belt · Rustbelt

  1. informal 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.

rust belt²

noun rust belts

  1. alternative Alternative form of rustbelt

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@misc{rust_belt_2026,
  title = {rust belt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rust%20belt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}