Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rust belt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: rust -belt
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Informal

noun

Alternative form of rustbelt.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Rustbelt (alternative) rust belts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Bible Belt Corn Belt

Questions

What does rust belt mean?: 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.

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