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

Huge housing developments are under construction across the city, including thousands of homes on the old steelworks site in Llanwern.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

Thousands of jobs were lost at the UK's largest steelworks – which for a century have dominated life in Port Talbot – in 2024 when Tata Steel restructured its business operations.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

Eston, a town of England, North Riding of Yorkshire, 4 miles S.E. of Middlesbrough, with important steelworks and iron-mines.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various