metalworking

American  

[met-l-wur-king] / ˈmɛt lˌwɜr kɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or technique of making metal objects.

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metalworking British  

/ ˈmɛtəlˌwɜːkɪŋ /

noun

1. the processing of metal to change its shape, size, etc, as by rolling, forging, etc, or by making metal articles

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• metalworker
  noun

Etymology

Origin of metalworking

First recorded in 1880–85; metal + working

Example Sentences

The metalworking scenes were shot at a former Westinghouse Turbine plant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Last year the SQA dropped question papers from its National 5 qualifications in the subjects of practical cake craft, practical metalworking and practical woodworking.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Without fire, metalworking would be impossible, preventing the rise of any technological civilization.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

Though an initial damage analysis expressed skepticism, a consensus emerged that Iran’s enrichment and weaponization infrastructure, including centrifuges and uranium metalworking equipment, was destroyed or rendered inoperable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2025

The blacksmith god had always worked with Cyclopes in his forges, so Beckendorf took Tyson down to the armory to teach him metalworking.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan