1 An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a personâs life and with opportunities for progress: he seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father.More example sentences. An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a personâs life and with opportunities for progress: he seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father. More example sentences.
The three rivers that join together in Pittsburgh are the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio rivers.
Boat Building and the Port of Pittsburgh. Because the Ohio River flows west, Pittsburgh became the debarkation point for pioneers heading for the frontier, earning the city the nickname The Gateway to the West. Consequently, one of the cityâs earliest industries was boatbuilding. In 1811 the first steamboat was built in Pittsburgh.