rust belt

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letters)

the heavily industrial area of the northeastern U.S. containing the older industries and factories.

rust belt

First recorded in 1980–85

Still, there is hope for the Republicans in the Rust Belt—if they can give the public a reason to vote for them.

The Rust Belt city underwent its industrial boom during the Civil War when its steel mills helped produce weapons.

Perhaps more surprising is the high aspirational ranking of some old Rust Belt and Great Lakes cities.

New York, Los Angeles, and Boston, along with several predictable rust-belt locals, ranked in the bottom 10.

Times had changed and the outcome in Michigan was re-told throughout the Rust Belt.

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