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noun steel·work \ ˈstēl-ˌwərk \

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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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
With a Labor government nationalizing railways and steelworks in Britain—Germany shattered by Nazism—and communism holding Russia, China, and half of Europe in its grip, the United States stood out as a lonely beacon of liberalism.

— david frum, The Atlantic, "The Souring of American Exceptionalism," 3 July 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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