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1. (adj.) ironclad
covered or cased with iron plates, as a vessel; armor-plated.
2. ironclad
very rigid or exacting; inflexible; unbreakable:
an ironclad contract.
3. (n.) ironclad
a wooden warship of the 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
Etymology: (1850–55)
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1. (adj) ironclad
a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
2. (adj) ironclad
sheathed in iron plates for protection
3. (adj) ironclad, brassbound
inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
"brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) ironclad
clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare
2. (adj) ironclad
rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge
3. (noun) ironclad
a naval vessel having the parts above water covered and protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely joined and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy shot
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