English > steel factory: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A factory where steel is made. |
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| Synonyms | steel mill, steelworks, steel plant |
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| Parts | Bessemer converter | A refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process |
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| Stassano furnace, electric-arc furnace | An electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat / heat for making steel |
| blast furnace | A furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores |
| Narrower | rolling mill | steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars |
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| Broader | factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory | A plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing |
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| Spanish | acerería, acería, fundición de acero |
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| Catalan | acereria, fàbrica d'acer |
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