steelworks

American  

[steel-wurks] / ˈstilˌwɜrks /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

• steelworks
  plural

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

Nouns

• steelworks
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of steelworks

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

steelworks

For several days this summer the Albanian city of Elbasan choked in a dense cloud of stinging smoke coming from the direction of its notorious steelworks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Her lawyer Gentian Serjani said the fire was "probably deliberate" -- a frequent accusation about blazes in and around the old steelworks complex.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Llanwern steelworks has seen its UK market share drop to 25%

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

A later report from the National Audit Office in March this year noted that the Scunthorpe steelworks was costing the government about £1.3m a day.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

You buy my steamships, or my steelworks, Or, for that matter, my caller herrin': I take your money, I put it in your bank, And live sumptuously on the interest.

From Outlook Odes by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland

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