Bessemer
Americannoun
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Sir Henry, 1813–98, English engineer: inventor of the Bessemer process.
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a city in central Alabama.
Example Sentences
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Growing up as the youngest of seven siblings in Bessemer, his older brothers would teasingly bully him, the smallest physically with the worst temper.
From Los Angeles Times
The National Transportation Safety Board released those details this week in a report on the interviews it conducted after Walter James Griffin was killed near Bessemer, Alabama, on Dec. 13.
From Seattle Times
Cardiff's Lamby Way recycling centre is expected to operate as normal but the Bessemer Road site will be closed to domestic users.
From BBC
Adam Fisher, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and long-time investor in Israeli startups, has been happy to invest in Israeli-based tech firms over the past decade.
From Reuters
Bessemer, Alabama attempted before us, and because of what Amazon did to that Black-led movement, we felt that we had to try our efforts.
From Salon
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