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steelworks
[ steel-wurks ]
noun
- an establishment where steel is made and often manufactured into girders, rails, etc.
steelworks
/ ˈپːˌɜː /
noun
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈٱˌɴǰ, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of steelworks1
Example Sentences
John Griffiths, whose seat of Newport East includes the Llanwern steelworks, shared his views of Wales getting what it should be due.
The land, part of a disused quarry once linked to the town's former steelworks, was identified as the ideal location due to strong local support.
Banksy left an image of a girl standing in falling snow – which is actually ash from a fire – on the corner of a garage near the steelworks in Port Talbot, south Wales, in 2018.
"Our family, like many others, is built around the steelworks. Who knows? My boys might end up working there one day, if it can be saved."
The steelworks, with its vast chimneys and towers, looms over the town, as it has done for generations.
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