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

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Other Brits working in burgeoning mining, steelworks and shipbuilding industries helped form the earliest teams in the city. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 19 May 2025 In June 2009, a judge at the High Court in London ruled that the work carried out by Corby Borough Council on the town’s steelworks between 1985 and 1997 had been negligent. Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 His recent projects, including the revitalization of historic sites and a 45-hectare transformation of a former steelworks in Hangzhou, continue his philosophy of blending past and present. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 Mar. 2025 With steelworks out of operation, for example, those plants are not generating valuable byproducts, such as the neon gas used in semiconductor production. G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025 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 29 May. 2025.

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