ironclads
- plural of ironclad.
Example Sentences
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These days, substitute nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles, strategic bombers, aircraft carriers, and similar "modern" weapons for the ironclads of his era and the sentiment rings at least as true as it did then.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023
He also corresponded with French shipyards on the design of Confederate ironclads.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 2, 2021
"A lot of these ironclads are built by house carpenters, they're not built by shipwrights," said Jeff Seymour, historian and curator for the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus.
From US News ● Aug. 16, 2015
Quarstein is the chief development officer of the USS Monitor Foundation and has written three books about Civil War ironclads, as well as working on other topics and PBS documentaries.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2015
Mebby I oughtnt say we took it becus it was the ironclads that done it.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
