steelworks

American  

[steel-wurks] / ˈstilˌwɜrks /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. an establishment where steel is made and often manufactured into girders, rails, etc.

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steelworks British  

/ ˈstiːlˌwɜːks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) a plant in which steel is made from iron ore and rolled or forged into blooms, billets, bars, or sheets

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• steelworker
  noun

Inflected Forms

noun

• steelworks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of steelworks

steel + works (in the sense “manufacturing establishment”)

Example Sentences

The town dates to the Middle Ages and has long been defined by coal mining, followed by steelworks and manufacturing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Huge housing developments are under construction across the city, including thousands of homes on the old steelworks site in Llanwern.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

By spring he was one of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russia during the siege of the Azovstal steelworks in the coastal city of Mariupol.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

But the Ostrava region has seen many mines and steelworks shut down over the past few years.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

There was no chance for a woman at the steelworks, and Marija was now ready for work again, and lured on from day to day by the hope of finding it at the yards.

From The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton