0 a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles and buildings:
1 to force yourself to get ready to do something unpleasant or difficult:
[ + to infinitive ] She steeled herself to jump out of the plane.
2 a strong metal that is made by processing iron to remove some of the carbon:
3 to prepare yourself to be able to do something unpleasant or difficult:
She steeled herself to face her accusers.
4 a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles and buildings:
a steel mill
Coke is used in the production of steel.
The concrete is strengthened with steel rods.
The gates were locked with a padlock and a heavy steel chain.
Microstructure of the near-sur face layers of austenitic stainless steels irradiated with low-energy high-current electron beam.
Figure 9 shows a matrix of feasible joint-weld combinations for arc welding of carbon steels.
Nitriding of structural steels in low pressure gas discharges.
