steel mill
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of steel mill
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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Roxanne Brown’s journey to leading the United Steelworkers union didn’t start in the heat and deafening noise of a steel mill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
On leaving Hull, he worked briefly in a Sheffield steel mill and spent two years teaching in further education.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
It’s the difference between building a steel mill, and betting on whether or not a steel mill gets built.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
CEO Lourenco Goncalves says his inability to acquire US Steel and pair the plant’s output with US Steel’s new Big River steel mill in Arkansas leaves the iron ore plant expendable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Later we walk home, glancing back to see the great carloads of slag being dumped, red hot and smoking, into the ravine that skirts the steel mill.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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