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steelwork

[ steel-wurk ]

noun

  1. steel parts or articles.
  2. the steel frame or superstructure of a building, bridge, etc.


steelwork

/ ˈstiːlˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. a frame, foundation, or building, or article made of steel

    the steelwork of a skyscraper

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsteelˌworking, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of steelwork1

First recorded in 1675–85; steel + work
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Example Sentences

Ukrainians could return immediately to their farms, steelworks, factories, and ports.

From Time

Unlike buses and cars running on hydrogen, which produce energy via a reaction in a fuel cell, larger applications such as furnaces in steelworks will burn hydrogen fuel directly.

We do hear of her rescue and then an embracing of a new life of manual steelwork—and Jim’s apparent vanishing from her life.

It was also evident, from the brightness of their steelwork, that they would be second to none in any ceremonial parade.

At that he was stooping over some fine steelwork and he heard a step behind him.

As in the case of the Long Island shafts, the steelwork for only the lower 40 ft. was ordered at the start.

The swords were blunt on edge and point, and the hilts were basketed with strong steelwork.

Of ordinary steelwork the same cannot be said, the common experience being that mild steel is very liable to be attacked by rust.

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