steelworks

American  

[steel-wurks] / ˈstilˌwɜrks /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

PLURAL

steelworks

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

• steelworker noun

Etymology

Origin of steelworks

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

Example Sentences

But a competition that would have awarded grants for new ideas will not go ahead after a decision was made to prioritise supporting loss-making steelworks instead.

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Having been at the steelworks for the majority of his working life, Mr Roberts said he never really considered any other career option.

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"A number of generations of my family worked in the steelworks, my uncles and my grandfather," he added.

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At the time, the company was nearing the end of a rebuild of the club's main stand at Tynecastle stadium - erecting a 120-metre steel beam and steelworks to allow for 2,000 more seats.

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The scale of the workload now being anticipated holds out the prospect of demand for rolled steel plates from the Dalzell steelworks in Motherwell.

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