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Rustbelt

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rust belt or rust·belt also Rust Belt (rstblt)
n.
A heavily industrialized area containing older factories, particularly those that are marginally profitable or that have been closed.
rust-belt adj.
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Noun1.Rustbelt - urban areas in New England and Midwest characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles)
middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States - the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
New England - a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut


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