depressed area

noun

1. a region where unemployment and a low standard of living prevail.

Word History and Origins

Origin of depressed area¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Fearing the destructive capacity of aerial warfare and hoping to uplift depressed areas, federal officials dispersed military installations to less densely populated regions, which had the added benefit of cheap land and warm climates.

From Washington Post

He recalls one festival, held in a financially depressed area, in which free burgers drew large numbers of kids and their parents — and then the community made the event their own.

From Eater

The posterior portion has a slightly depressed area (see fig. 5B) at the junction of the "arms" of the Y.

From Project Gutenberg

Typically, they contain a basin-shaped depressed area that is surrounded by a rim.

From Project Gutenberg

At an early period this depressed area drained southward to the Colorado, and the bed of the old outlet can still be traced.

From Project Gutenberg

In the depressed area beneath the archway, surface water had failed to run off.

From Project Gutenberg

The circular depressed area was doubtless used as an Estufa, the place of religious meetings for men alone.

From Project Gutenberg