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Explore Steelyard through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like balance. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Steelyard in a sentence

Steelyard meaning

  1. A transportable balance with unequal arm lengths.
  2. A place where steel (and possibly other metals as well) is stored and sold.

Synonyms of Steelyard

lever scale beam scale balance

Related words

Other words often associated with Steelyard or its synonyms:

remainder placement equality imbalance equipoise counterbalance proportionality construction libra arrangement equilibrium proportion

Using Steelyard

  • The main meaning on this page is: A transportable balance with unequal arm lengths. | A place where steel (and possibly other metals as well) is stored and sold.
  • Useful related words include: lever scale, beam scale, balance.
  • In the example corpus, steelyard often appears in combinations such as: the steelyard.

Context around Steelyard

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

merchants 1× der 1× holbein 1×

Sentence patterns with Steelyard

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as the steelyard der stahlhof 1× of the steelyard holbein painted 1× portraits of steelyard merchants for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the first reference 1× wilson 184 for 1×

Common sentence endings:

both now lost 1× occurs in 1422 1× of the face 1×

Words around Steelyard

Just before it in the word index:

steely 68 steelworks 43 steelworkers 44 steelworker 9 steelwork 3 steeltown 2

Just after it in the word index:

steelz 3 steem 8 steeman 2 steemit 2 steen 55 steenbeck 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Steelyard

  • In this selection, "steelyard" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, merchants, der and holbein stand out and add context to how "steelyard" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the steelyard der stahlhof and of the steelyard holbein painted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "steelyard" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with steelyard

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The first reference to it as the Steelyard (der Stahlhof) occurs in 1422. (13 words)

However, some of Holbein's other portraits of Steelyard merchants, for example that of Derich Born, concentrate on the naturalness of the face. (23 words)

Wilson, 184. For the guildhall of the Steelyard Holbein painted two monumental allegories, "The Triumph of Wealth" and "The Triumph of Poverty", both now lost. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Wilson, 184. For the guildhall of the Steelyard Holbein painted two monumental allegories, "The Triumph of Wealth" and "The Triumph of Poverty", both now lost. (25 words)

However, some of Holbein's other portraits of Steelyard merchants, for example that of Derich Born, concentrate on the naturalness of the face. (23 words)

The first reference to it as the Steelyard (der Stahlhof) occurs in 1422. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

However, some of Holbein's other portraits of Steelyard merchants, for example that of Derich Born, concentrate on the naturalness of the face.

The first reference to it as the Steelyard (der Stahlhof) occurs in 1422.

Wilson, 184. For the guildhall of the Steelyard Holbein painted two monumental allegories, "The Triumph of Wealth" and "The Triumph of Poverty", both now lost.

Common combinations with steelyard

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "steelyard" in a sentence?
An example: "However, some of Holbein's other portraits of Steelyard merchants, for example that of Derich Born, concentrate on the naturalness of the face." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "steelyard" from authentic English texts.
What does "steelyard" mean?
Steelyard means: A transportable balance with unequal arm lengths.
What are synonyms of "steelyard"?
Common synonyms of "steelyard" include: lever scale, beam scale, balance.
How many example sentences with "steelyard" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "steelyard", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.