Bessemer steel

noun

1. steel made by the Bessemer process.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bessemer steel¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The Bessemer steel process was not perfected until the latter half of the decade.

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It has numerous blast-furnaces, and one of the largest Bessemer-steel works in the world.

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The Bessemer Steel Works, an institution employing six thousand men, was shut down on account of the strike.

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