nickel steel

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noun

steel to which up to 9 percent nickel has been added.

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Origin of nickel steel

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby nickel steel

nickelodeon, nickelous, nickel oxide, nickel plate, nickel silver, nickel steel, nickel tetracarbonyl, nickeltype, nicker, nicking, Nicklaus

How to use nickel steel in a sentence

I was already over forty, had hardly a nickel in my pocket and this was the biggest break in my life.
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As a major source for steel during World War II, Sheffield was a frequent target of bombing raids.
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We made big things like steel for ships and tractors and turbines for hydroelectric plants.
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Then, from a pocket inside his camouflage top, he pulled a hidden stainless steel flask.
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Now the lead breacher explained how he cut through the steel doors bin Laden used to seal himself into the compound at night.
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A leather swordbelt, gold-embroidered at the edges, carried a long steel-halted rapier in a leather scabbard chaped with steel.
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His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.
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A colossal steam "traveller" had ceaselessly carried great blocks of stone and long steel girders from point to point.
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He saw a large building, in front of which were long, slender strips of shining steel.
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Woe to the man that first did teach the cursed steel to bite in his own flesh, and make way to the living spirit.
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British Dictionary definitions for nickel steel

nickel steel

noun

engineering steel containing between 0.5 and 6.0 per cent nickel to increase its strength

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