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ironclad
[ adjective ahy-ern-klad; noun ahy-ern-klad ]
/ adjective ˈaɪ ərnˈklæd; noun ˈaɪ ərnˌklæd /
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Definition of ironclad
adjective
covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
very rigid or exacting; inflexible; unbreakable: an ironclad contract.
noun
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
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ironbark, iron blue, ironbound, iron brick, Iron Chancellor, ironclad, Iron Cross, iron curtain, Irondequoit, Iron Duke, irone
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British Dictionary definitions for ironclad
ironclad
adjective (ˌaɪənˈklæd)
covered or protected with ironan ironclad warship
inflexible; rigidan ironclad rule
not able to be assailed or contradictedan ironclad argument
noun (ˈaɪənˌklæd)
a large wooden 19th-century warship with armoured plating
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