| 单词 | iron city |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIron City Iron City n. [so called on account of its iron and steel industries] U.S. (with the) the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ΚΠ 1842 New World 4 June 367/4 The Iron City.—This is the title of an excellent weekly paper published at Pittsburg, Pa. 1842 Daily Morning Post (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 10 Sept. The subscriber [sc. John Irons]..has opened a Temperance Hotel, in fifth Street..and has hoisted an Iron Sign, ‘The Iron City Hotel’. 1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 664 Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania, derives, from its enormous iron manufactories, the name of Iron City, by which it is universally known. 1924 Chicago Defender 13 Sept. i. 2/3 The famous Wiley Ave. and other parts of the ‘Iron City’ are decorated with gold and black.., bidding welcome to the 10,000 visitors and delegates. 2003 Vanity Fair Aug. 192/3 He set up housekeeping on the 12th floor, sharing a room with his typewriter and golf clubs, weapons with which he meant to bring the Iron City to its knees. < as lemmas |
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