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basic steel

American  

noun

  1. steel produced by the basic process.


Etymology

Origin of basic steel

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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The associations said that their member companies employed more than one million Americans, compared with just 80,000 jobs in basic steel production.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2018

To that end, presidents of union locals in basic steel last week suggested some possible components of a lifetime-security plan.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was the first substantial strike in any segment of basic steel in 18 years, and if long continued could be crippling.

From Time Magazine Archive

Big Steel's small but still significant retreat came one week after its announcement of price increases ranging as high as 8% on some basic steel products.

From Time Magazine Archive

Delafond, of Creuzot, and others, the basic steel is peculiarly suitable on account of its remarkable regularity.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 by Various

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