steel engraving | the act of engraving on a steel plate |
anchor ground tackle | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
anchor chain anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
anchor light riding light riding lamp | a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor |
egg-and-dart egg-and-anchor egg-and-tongue | a decorative molding, a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape |
grapnel grapnel anchor | a light anchor for small boats |
Hawaiian guitar steel guitar | guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect |
mooring anchor | an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place |
mushroom anchor | an anchor used for semipermanent moorings, has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls |
sea anchor drogue | restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel, prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind |
sheet anchor waist anchor | spare anchor for use in emergency |
steel | knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod |
steel arch bridge | a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch |
steel drum | a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum, has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin) |
steel engraving | engraving on a steel plate |
steel engraving | an impression taken from an engraved steel plate |
steel mill steelworks steel plant steel factory | a factory where steel is made |
steel plate | a plate of steel |
steel trap | a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey |
steel-wool pad | abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing |
sword blade brand steel | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard |
steel blue | a greyish blue color |
steel trap | an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps), he's as sharp as a steel trap, a mind like a steel trap |
anchor mainstay keystone backbone linchpin lynchpin | a central cohesive source of support and stability, faith is his anchor, the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money, he is the linchpin of this firm |
steel company | a company that makes and sells steel |
steel industry | the industry that makes steel and steel products |
steel band | a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands) |
anchor anchorman anchorperson | a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute |
steel production | making steel from pig iron |
ring halo annulus doughnut anchor ring | a toroidal shape, a ring of ships in the harbor, a halo of smoke |
alloy steel | steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon |
austenitic steel | steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures |
case-hardened steel | steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal |
steel | an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon, widely used in construction, mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range |
stainless steel stainless chromium steel | steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion |
carbon steel | steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains |
crucible steel | steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucible |
Damascus steel Damask steel | a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades |
steel wool wire wool | a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive |
chisel steel | steel used in making chisels |
chrome-nickel steel Elinvar | Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures |
chrome-tungsten steel | a steel alloy made with chromium and tungsten |
drill steel drill rod | carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels |
eutectoid steel | a steel that contains .% carbon (the eutectic point), a carbon steel with .% carbon is pure pearlite |
hard steel | steel with more than .% carbon |
high-speed steel hot-work steel | an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat, used to make metalutting tools |
hyper-eutectoid steel | a steel that contains more than .% carbon |
hypo-eutectoid steel | a steel that contains less that .% carbon |
iron blue steel grey steel gray Davy's grey Davy's gray | slightly purplish or bluish dark grey |
manganese steel austenitic manganese steel | a steel with a relatively large component (-%) of manganese, highly resistant to wear and shock |