Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An agricultural region of the southeast United States, concentrated particularly in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, where cotton became the predominant crop in the 1800s.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That section of the United States in which cotton is grown to best advantage.
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Examples
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The Pee Dee and I-95 Corridor The Pee Dee region, named for the river that flows through the state's onetime Cotton Belt, is among the last Democratic strongholds in South Carolina.
Playing the Many South Carolinas Valerie Bauerlein 2012
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Rural labor was being drawn away to the industrialized North; years of growing nothing but cotton had leached the soil of nutrients, and the center of the Cotton Belt had moved westward.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Berendt, John 1994
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Rural labor was being drawn away to the industrialized North; years of growing nothing but cotton had leached the soil of nutrients, and the center of the Cotton Belt had moved westward.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Berendt, John 1994
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Leaving Texas for the General Conference, we went on a special train over the Cotton Belt and other lines by way of Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, and Atlanta, and from Atlanta over the old reliable Georgia into
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There's also hope for other parts of the Cotton Belt, Hudson said.
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Transportation blog: RTC may take lead in developing Cotton Belt commuter rail
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Southern Pacific SD45T-2 9347, Cotton Belt SD45T-2 9288, BN SD40-2 7089, C30-7 5575, U30C 5384 and C30-7 5532 bring empty coal hoppers north through Palmer Lake, CO 9/12/82.
WN.com - Articles related to Jet industry hopeful of Mideast orders 2010
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Transportation blog: Team hired to develop Cotton Belt commuter rail funding plan
WN.com - Articles related to Philippines to continue using 'coconet' to battle erosion 2010
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Issues for 2010: DMN editorial board identifies its top priorities Private money may be used to build Cotton Belt corridor rail line
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David Buehler may not have experience, but he does have the inside track to win the Cowboys 'kicking job Private money may be used to build Cotton Belt corridor rail line
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