steel

[stiːl]

Definition:
1. A strong hard metal that is made of a mixture of iron and carbon.
2. A cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade.
3. Knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod.
4. Get ready for something difficult or unpleasant.
5. Cover, plate, or edge with steel.

Use 'steel' in a sentence:

1. The company has interests in steel and other products.
2. The steel works could be seen for miles.
3. The aluminium body is 12% lighter than if built with steel.
4. The reactor is encased in concrete and steel.
5. America decided that imported steel had an unfair advantage over steel made at home.
6. As she waited, she steeled herself for disappointment.
7. The front wall is made of corrugated steel.
8. Flasks for the transport of spent fuel are extremely strong containers made of steel or steel and lead.
9. He hung the light from a steel crossbeam in the roof.
10. Coal and steel were the region's lifeblood.
11. The stainless steel pipework has been constructed, tested, and inspected to very high standards.
12. He steeled himself to tell them the truth.
13. They used steel pins to hold everything in place.
14. The plant makes plastic covered steel pipes for the oil and gas industries.
15. That would put a damper on the future growth of U.S. steel exports.
16. His father worked shifts in a steel mill.
17. The steel mill was dismantled piece by piece.
18. Every night you could hear the whistles of the steel mill.
19. We were crawling along the narrow steel lattice of the bridge.
20. The towers are made of steel cased in granite.
21. A twenty-foot steel pyramid is to be hoisted into position on top of the tower.
22. Gerald's violin strings are made of gut rather than steel.
23. The theatre is a futuristic steel and glass structure.
24. In University Square workmen are building a steel fence.
25. The city is characterized by tall modern buildings in steel and glass.
26. The engine was lifted in a sling of steel rope.
27. The steel frames began to buckle under the strain.
28. The frame is made of steel.
29. All the tools are fabricated from high quality steel.
30. The bridge is reinforced with huge steel girders.
31. She felt a hand of steel on her arm.
32. Steel used to be important in South Wales.
33. The steel plates were riveted together.
34. The tanks were mainly constructed of steel plates.
35. The walls of the vault were plated with steel.
36. The standard spec includes stainless steel holding tanks.
37. In 1920, the United States led the world in iron and steel manufacturing.
38. There was a hint of steel in his voice.
39. Overhead cranes were lifting giant sheets of steel.
40. You need a cool head and nerves of steel.
41. Steel cans were introduced sometime during the forties.
42. Steel is made from iron.
43. There is no quick fix for the steel industry.
44. The decision is a hammer blow for the steel industry.
45. They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry.
46. It's possible to weld stainless steel to ordinary steel.
47. The use of steel and concrete has allowed the builders to perch a light concrete dome on eight slender columns.