structural steel

noun

1

: rolled steel in structural shapes

2

: steel suitable for structural shapes

Examples of structural steel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Temperature swings and thermal stress will eventually crack structural steel and cause joints and seals to fail. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

Among the items are discarded personal protective equipment, thermal insulation, electrical cabling, structural steel, rebar, loose soil, building concrete, and exhausted ion-exchange resins taken from water filtration networks. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Banker Steel, based in Lynchburg, Virginia, has been tapped to fabricate the tower’s structural steel. — Luisa Yanez august 17, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

Crews are completing structural steel removals and repairs on the north and south trunnion towers. — Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for structural steel

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