steelworks

American  

[steel-wurks] / ˈstilˌwɜrks /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

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

noun

• steelworks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of steelworks

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

Example Sentences

"My great-grandfather was a steelworker, my grandfather was a steelworker, and then basically all my uncles from the next generation down were in the steelworks as well."

From BBC • May 31, 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

But the Ostrava region has seen many mines and steelworks shut down over the past few years.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

She added that Port Talbot had been through "so many disappointments" in recent years with major job losses at the local steelworks, but "this will put us on the map... and we'll be proud".

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Dowlais, a town of South Wales, Glamorganshire, included in the parliamentary borough of Merthyr Tydfil, from which it is distant 1� miles north-east, with important iron- and steelworks.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various