steelworks

American  

[steel-wurks] / ˈstilˌwɜrks /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

steelworks plural

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

Derived Forms

• steelworker
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• steelworks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of steelworks

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

Example Sentences

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steelworks

Zelensky said they included troops who fought in the bloody battle for Mariupol's steelworks Azovtsal and those who defended Chernobyl, which briefly fell to Moscow at the start of its invasion.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

The town dates to the Middle Ages and has long been defined by coal mining, followed by steelworks and manufacturing.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

A UK government transition programme has also been set up to support workers, businesses and the wider community affected by changes at the steelworks.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

By spring he was one of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russia during the siege of the Azovstal steelworks in the coastal city of Mariupol.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

You buy my steamships, or my steelworks, Or, for that matter, my caller herrin': I take your money, I put it in your bank, And live sumptuously on the interest.

From Outlook Odes by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)