steelworks

[ steel-wurks ]

noun,plural steel·works.(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. an establishment where steel is made and often manufactured into girders, rails, etc.

Origin of steelworks

1
steel + works (in the sense “manufacturing establishment”)

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British Dictionary definitions for steelworks

steelworks

/ (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

Derived forms of steelworks

  • steelworker, noun

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