steelwork

noun steel·work \ ˈstēl-ˌwərk \

|Updated on: 27 May 2018

Definition of steelwork

1 : work in steel

2 steelworks plural in form but singular or plural in construction : an establishment where steel is made

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Construction crews placed an American flag on top of the structure Tuesday evening to mark the completion of the steelwork.

— kelly yamanouchi, ajc, "Hartsfield-Jackson canopy construction moving to next phase," 23 May 2018
Inside, the 5,113 square feet of living space features reclaimed barn-wood oak floors, custom steelwork and a chef's kitchen that opens to a large great room and family room.

— neal j. leitereg, latimes.com, "Songwriter-producer Stephan Moccio lists Pacific Palisades home for $10 million," 17 May 2018
Mr Gupta alone, through his company GFC Alliance, is spending about A$1bn on the Whyalla steelworks.

— The Economist, "The power and the furoreA state election stirs a row about renewable energy in Australia," 8 Mar. 2018
The cheeky mashup of skater decor and light industrial steelwork.

— mike sutter, San Antonio Express-News, "365 Days of Tacos: Orderup," 30 Oct. 2017
The 62-year-old man wanted his steelworks factory back.

— vidhi doshi, Washington Post, "Indians file as many as 6 million open-record requests a year. But some have died for their efforts.," 13 Sep. 2017
The town, 300 kilometers (about 190 miles) east of Moscow, draws its relative prosperity from the steelworks that makes pipelines for Russia’s natural gas monopoly Gazprom.

— nataliya vasilyeva, The Seattle Times, "Small town miles from Moscow sees a political awakening," 24 Aug. 2017
Derrick thinks Tata was never going to shut down the steelworks last year.

— samuel earle, New Republic, "How Brexit Looms Over the British Elections," 6 June 2017
Two years ago, its steelworks -- the main source of income for many in the town -- closed with the loss of 3,000 jobs, a victim of falling steel prices worldwide spurred by cheap imports from China.

— jane merrick for cnn, CNN, "Brexit has caused an identity crisis that is transforming British politics," 18 May 2017

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