steelworks

[ steel-wurks ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

, plural steel·works.

1. an establishment where steel is made and often manufactured into girders, rails, etc.

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

• ˈsteelˌworker, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of steelworks¹

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

Example Sentences

However, not everyone in Port Talbot was unhappy to see the steelworks close.

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Photographer Mark Griffiths described his "close connection" to the town, growing up in Port Talbot and having family and friends working in the steelworks or part of the surrounding infrastructure.

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The closure of the heavy end at the UK's largest steelworks is part of a restructure that will cut 2,800 jobs.

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Club steward, Claire Edwards, said she believed "without the steelworks there is no Port Talbot" but she hoped the works owners, stick to their promises.

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Thousands of families have depended on Port Talbot's steelworks to provide local jobs for more than a hundred years.

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