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steelwork

American  
[steel-wurk] / ˈstilˌwɜrk /

noun

  1. steel parts or articles.

  2. the steel frame or superstructure of a building, bridge, etc.


steelwork British  
/ ˈstiːlˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. a frame, foundation, or building, or article made of steel

    the steelwork of a skyscraper

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of steelwork

First recorded in 1675–85; steel + work

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The current lights also obscure some of the decorative detail of the steelwork.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2023

A portrait of a struggling city, community, family and woman, “Shuggie Bain” unfolds in the economic and social stagnation of 1980s Glasgow, after the region’s shipbuilding, mining and steelwork industries collapsed.

From New York Times Oct. 23, 2020

Reclaimed barn-wood floors, marble walls and custom steelwork add visual interest to the 5,113 square feet of living space.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 14, 2019

Jacob dabbles in sketching and steelwork, welding nuts and bolts together to make figurines of his father proposing to his mother in honor of their 20th wedding anniversary last spring.

From Seattle Times Aug. 16, 2017

That fact had resulted in the refusal of every underwriter whom Captain Mostyn approached to insure the steelwork to anything like its full value.

From The Wireless Officer by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

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