steelwork
noun
steel·work
ˈstēl-ˌwərk 
1
: work in steel
2
steelworks plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: an establishment where steel is made
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The marvelous exhibitions in the steelwork’s former electric repair shop are worthy of several hours time, from massive industrial steam engines down to displays of local silk and textile production.
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John Oseid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Sitting on the banks of the Oder River, socialist planners built the town around a huge steelworks.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Other Brits working in burgeoning mining, steelworks and shipbuilding industries helped form the earliest teams in the city.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 19 May 2025
In June 2009, a judge at the High Court in London ruled that the work carried out by Corby Borough Council on the town’s steelworks between 1985 and 1997 had been negligent.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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John Oseid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Sitting on the banks of the Oder River, socialist planners built the town around a huge steelworks.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Other Brits working in burgeoning mining, steelworks and shipbuilding industries helped form the earliest teams in the city.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 19 May 2025
In June 2009, a judge at the High Court in London ruled that the work carried out by Corby Borough Council on the town’s steelworks between 1985 and 1997 had been negligent.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Steelwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steelwork. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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