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STEELWORKS

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steel⋅works

  [steel-wurks]
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–noun, plural -works. (used with a singular or plural verb)
an establishment where steel is made and often manufactured into girders, rails, etc.
Origin:
steel + works

steel⋅work

  [steel-wurk]
–noun
1. steel parts or articles.
2. the steel frame or superstructure of a building, bridge, etc.
Origin:
1675–85; steel + work
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steel·work   (stēl'wûrk')   
n.  

  1. Something made of steel.

  2. steelworks (used with a sing. verb) A plant where steel is made; a foundry.

steel'work'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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