heavy steel
collocation in Englishmeaningsofheavyandsteel
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heavy
adjective
uk/ˈhev.i/us/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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steel
noun[U]
uk/stiːl/us/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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(Definition ofheavyandsteelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In a typical well with an inclined borehole, theheavysteelcasing lies eccentrically towards the lower side of the hole.
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Where the galvanized wall tie is welded to aheavysteelstrap, the galvanized coating is removed to make the weld.
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The shipbuilding industry, which also employs part of theheavysteelindustry, is having a bad time.
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For instance,heavysteelplates here cost £31 a ton.
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This figure excludes the millennium show and exhibit zone foundation andheavysteelworks, the costs of which are reflected in dome construction costs.
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We have had price associations in theheavysteelindustries for 30 years.
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They will be at the mercy of the producers of theheavysteel.
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Being designed as a light railway system, the wheels are not ofheavysteeland are much noisier thanheavysteelgauge systems.
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For example, surely heavy bulk liquids,heavysteeljoists and heavy minerals should go by rail.
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It does not modify the tare-weighing requirement except for fuel inheavysteelwaggons capable of taking loads of up to 24 tons.
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They dragheavysteelwire lines in water as shallow as 20 ft.
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Is he further aware that it is near theheavysteelindustry, which could provide steel for the bridges?
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Founders use exactly the same materials as are used byheavysteel-makers, and they use them in large quantities.
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The same is true of the manufacture ofheavysteel.
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My area is traditionally an area ofheavysteelproduction.
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The price ofheavysteelplates does compare very favourably with that of most, if not all, of our competitors.
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I admit that it does not cover the whole range of steel products, but it does cover an important range of theheavysteelindustry.
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In certain of theheavysteelindustries we have had price associations.
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I come from an area where we haveheavysteelworks and some coal mines.
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