basic steel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of basic steel
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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That price tag reflects the Steelfire’s build quality, more like a premium skillet than the basic steel found on most griddles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
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
Particularly vulnerable will be American companies manufacturing such products as basic steel, textiles and chemicals.
From Time Magazine Archive
Basic Slag, the slag or refuse-matter which is got in making basic steel, and which, from the phosphate of lime it contains, is a valuable fertilizer.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
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