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–noun (sometimes initial capital letters)
the heavily industrial area of the northeastern U.S. containing the older industries and factories.
Origin:
1980–85
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rust belt or rust·belt also Rust Belt   (rŭst'bělt')
n.  A heavily industrialized area containing older factories, particularly those that are marginally profitable or that have been closed.
rust'-belt' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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rust belt

  1. n.
    the industrial north of the U.S. (Patterned on sun belt.) : The salt they put on the roads in the winter made my car all rusty. I guess that's why they call this area the rust belt.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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