Bessemer

[ bes-uh-mer ]

noun

1. Sir Henry, 1813–98, English engineer: inventor of the Bessemer process.
2. a city in central Alabama.

Example Sentences

The National Transportation Safety Board released those details this week in a report on the interviews it conducted after Walter James Griffin was killed near Bessemer, Alabama, on Dec. 13.

From Seattle Times

Cardiff's Lamby Way recycling centre is expected to operate as normal but the Bessemer Road site will be closed to domestic users.

From BBC

Adam Fisher, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and long-time investor in Israeli startups, has been happy to invest in Israeli-based tech firms over the past decade.

From Reuters

Bessemer, Alabama attempted before us, and because of what Amazon did to that Black-led movement, we felt that we had to try our efforts.

From Salon

The company and the union are still contesting the results of a union election held last year in Bessemer, Alabama, which remains too close to call with 416 challenged ballots still waiting for adjudication.

From Seattle Times