steelwork

noun

steel·​work ˈstēl-ˌwərk How to pronounce steelwork (audio)
1
: work in steel
2
steelworks plural in form but singular or plural in construction : an establishment where steel is made

Examples of steelwork in a Sentence

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Another chapter in Britain’s carbon-burning industrial heritage ends Sept. 30 with the closure of the last blast furnace at one of the world’s biggest steelworks, in Port Talbot, Wales. Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024 Another chapter in Britain’s carbon-burning industrial heritage ends Monday with the closure of the last blast furnace at one of the world’s biggest steelworks, in Port Talbot, Wales. Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024 Steel worker at the blast furnace tap of the at the Salzgitter AG steelworks on March 02, 2020 in Salzgitter, Germany. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024 Blending into the steelwork, the nets are nearly invisible from a distance. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for steelwork 

Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of steelwork was in 1681

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“Steelwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steelwork. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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