Pittsburgh

[ pits-burg ]

/ ˈpɪts bɜrg /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Pittsburgh

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How to use Pittsburgh in a sentence

Washington, which faces Pittsburgh again Thursday night, has 15 power-play goals.
The Caps made small tweaks to their power play. They already see improvement.|Samantha Pell|February 24, 2021|Washington Post
As it happens, the money still owed Roethlisberger happens to line up with how much the team is over the cap, but cutting Roethlisberger would leave Pittsburgh with just Mason Rudolph and Dwayne Haskins at quarterback Thus.
Steelers say they want to bring Ben Roethlisberger back, although contract remains an issue|Des Bieler|February 24, 2021|Washington Post
Clean-energy industries make up some of the fastest-growing sectors in the world, and in Pittsburgh, we are leveraging our industrial might and manufacturing muscle to become a leading incubator of digital technologies and renewable energy.
Cities May Be Our Greatest Hope in the Face of Climate Change and the Pandemic|William Peduto|February 19, 2021|Time
Every June, the mathematical association invites 60 high schoolers to a national training camp in Pittsburgh.
The Coach Who Led the U.S. Math Team Back to the Top|Max G. Levy|February 16, 2021|Quanta Magazine

Leah Lizarondo, a Pittsburgh food writer who is now CEO of Food Rescue Hero, said she developed the app after she read a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council saying 40 percent of the food supply in the United States goes to waste.
Restaurants throw away a lot of food. These volunteers pick it up first and take it to people who are hungry.|Cathy Free|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Gays have won, Mr. Barron said in his op-ed for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Christians are now “outlaws” and “martyrs.”
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Buffalo ranked tenth in the nation, while Detroit and Pittsburgh ranked twelth and thirteenth, respectively.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead|Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The indicted are not going to show up at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh to surrender to federal marshals.
Sony Blames North Korea for Hacking, but Washington Left Them Completely Vulnerable|Gordon G. Chang|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To test out a doll he designed to have realistic human proportions, Nickolay Lamm went to a group of second-graders in Pittsburgh.
Pot-Smoking Grannies, Jimmy Fallon Covers U2, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At a rally in Pittsburgh a week before the election, Johnson laid out an ambitious, transformative vision for the United States.
How LBJ and Reagan Wrecked Our Faith in Government|Scott Porch|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Half of Pittsburgh spliced on to half of Philadelphia would make a city very like Glasgow.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
I am speeding toward Pittsburgh, the very heart of the industrial struggle of America.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
This is Pittsburgh, the heart of American industrialism, whose spirit moulds the life of the great Nation.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
East End, the fashionable residence quarter of Pittsburgh, lies basking in the afternoon sun.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
He himself is a Pittsburgh man for the last twenty years, but he was "born and raised" in the South, in Atlanta.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman

British Dictionary definitions for Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

/ (ˈpɪtsbɜːɡ) /

noun

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)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

City in southern Pennsylvania.

notes for Pittsburgh

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