English Explanatory Dictionary

ironclad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Covered with iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal; armor-plated.
  2. Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.
  3. Rigorous; severe; exacting.
  4. Stubborn; inflexible.
noun
  1. A ship, vessel, or vehicle with a covering of iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal.
  2. An armor-plated warship, (especially) one preceding the invention of harveyized steel.
  3. A wooden warehouse with an outer skin of corrugated metal.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

ironclad more ironclad most ironclad ironclads

Etymology

From iron + clad.

Related words

ironside

Derived words

ironclad beetle land ironclad
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