"Steel" meaning in English

See Steel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -iːl Head templates: {{en-prop}} Steel
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Steelville
    Sense id: en-Steel-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: the Steel [canonical]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: From Bastille. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Steel
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete, historical) Bridewell Prison in London, England. Tags: UK, historical, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Steel-en-name-K2NUVS3O Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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