Pittsburgh

[pits-burg]

noun

1. a port in SW Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers that forms the Ohio River: steel industry.

Pittsburgh

/ ˈpɪtsbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a port in SW Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, which form the Ohio River: settled around Fort Pitt in 1758; developed rapidly with the discovery of iron deposits and one of the world's richest coalfields; the largest river port in the US and an important industrial centre, formerly with large steel mills. Pop: 325 337 (2003 est)

Pittsburgh

1. City in southern Pennsylvania.

Leading industrial center, long known for its steel mills and more recently for high-tech (see also high-tech) industries.

Example Sentences

The departure to St. Louis created untold numbers of Southern California NFL fans who embraced the 49ers, the Los Angeles/Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders, the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers among other teams.

From Los Angeles Times

After initially sharing the name of Pittsburgh's baseball team - the Pirates - the football team was renamed in recognition of the city's steel industry in 1940.

From BBC

Despite playing a backup quarterback, Minnesota has been able to run effectively, and Pittsburgh has a hard time stopping the run.

From Los Angeles Times

Temperatures reached a high of 84 degrees that day at the University of Pittsburgh, and she had dressed accordingly, wearing a cropped cami.

From Salon

But before Los Angeles there was Pittsburgh, where Donald grew up and where he went to college.

From Los Angeles Times