ironclad
covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
very rigid or exacting; inflexible; unbreakable: an ironclad contract.
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
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How to use ironclad in a sentence
Even if the data from VAERS was ironclad, vaccines are generally given to children, who are significantly less likely to die of something else in impending months and years, because they are young.
It’s not an ironclad rule, but there is a lot of evidence that moderate candidates tend to perform better at the ballot box.
The Strongest House Candidates In 2020 Were (Mostly) Moderate | Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com) | March 23, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightMcConnell spokesman Doug Andres also said Sinema has provided an arguably even more ironclad assurance to McConnell personally that she would reverse course under no circumstances.
What McConnell got — and didn’t — on the filibuster | Aaron Blake | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostReid’s pledges might not have been as ironclad as the ones we see today from Manchin and Sinema, but things can change.
What McConnell got — and didn’t — on the filibuster | Aaron Blake | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostThis toughness makes the diabolical ironclad beetle pretty predator-proof.
The diabolical ironclad beetle is nearly unsquishable | Maria Temming | November 23, 2020 | Science News For Students
The Dallas case is breaking some of our ironclad assumptions.
But its now obvious the ironclad security guarantees they claimed to provide are perfectly hollow.
Ukraine Expects U.S. Military Help If War With Russia Starts | Jamie Dettmer | March 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe other rule, which is just as ironclad, gave rise to their motto: “Blood In/Blood Out.”
The ironclad rule for entrée into the Brotherhood is simple: kill a black or a Hispanic prisoner.
U.S. tanks parked at the edge of its main street, providing ironclad overwatch.
Iraq War 10th Anniversary: The Iraqi Highway Patrolman | John Kael Weston | March 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, it is important historically as the first battle of ironclad vessels in the United States.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyAnd, like the Cut-Leaved Birch, it is ironclad in its hardiness.
Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. RexfordThe Speedy had not been able to withstand a torpedo that would have destroyed an ironclad as easily as a fishing-boat!
The Secret of the Island | W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)The ironclad monopoly enjoyed by the Harriman and Hill lines would probably have prevented this in any event.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyI would as soon have a paper ship as an ironclad; only give me men to fight her!
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln | John G. Nicolay
British Dictionary definitions for ironclad
covered or protected with iron: an ironclad warship
inflexible; rigid: an ironclad rule
not able to be assailed or contradicted: an ironclad argument
a large wooden 19th-century warship with armoured plating
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