Ang kahulugan ng diksyunaryo ng salitang "bakal" ay isang matigas at matibay na haluang metal ng bakal at carbon na malawakang ginagamit bilang isang construction material, para sa paggawa ng mga kasangkapan at makinarya, at sa iba't ibang mga aplikasyon. Ang bakal ay karaniwang nagagawa sa pamamagitan ng pag-init ng bakal at carbon sa isang pugon at pagkatapos ay mabilis itong pinapalamig upang lumikha ng isang materyal na lubos na lumalaban sa pagpapapangit at kaagnasan. Ang terminong "bakal" ay maaari ding gamitin nang mas malawak upang sumangguni sa anumang metal na haluang metal na naglalaman ng malaking halaga ng bakal at carbon, kahit na hindi ito nakakatugon sa mahigpit na teknikal na kahulugan ng bakal.
1. The scrape of steel cut through the air as Sintian unsheathed his sword behind them.
2. Fortunately, Arnvar put his magically shimmering axe on the ground and pulled a steel sword off the wall instead.
3. He jumped in after her, falling through depths of blackness, until he landed beside Brooke in a large steel chamber.
4. But Evan was frenzied, as the demon lifted him he used the momentum to head-butt the devil brutally, a split second beforehand using Anatomy magic to make his head hard as steel.
5. Not enough to convince him it was safe to move, but enough that cold steel no longer bit at his neck, which made him feel considerably better.
6. Out of the kitchen utensils, I select the knife with the longest blade and sharpen it on the steel I found in a drawer.
7. The impact of the red truck smashing into a parked van on the other side of the intersection caused a terrible clashing of metal and steel.
8. Without hesitation I kicked Kieran in the face like my foot was made of steel.
9. Steel tipped, the wooden shaft loosed from the bow flew with deadly accuracy and tore into her neck as the mare turned her proud head towards the sanctuary of the trees.
10. He got in two loud strikes to the cuirass, both of them leaving impressions on the steel.