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

In 2023, Rodgers was traded from the Packers to the New York Jets, where he spent two seasons until moving to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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In markets such as Pittsburgh, sellers were cutting prices by $20,000, or about 9% of the metro’s typical home value in October, according to the platform.

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“There’s something to be said about winners,” said University of Pittsburgh pitching coach Luke Bonfield, who worked under Vitello at Tennessee.

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In celebration of the album’s 10th anniversary, photographer Brick Stowell put on a small exhibition to honor the late Pittsburgh rapper.

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Last year he took a post heading the jazz division at the University of Pittsburgh.

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