Ironclad

What do we mean by ironclad?

Sheathed with iron plates for protection. adjective

Rigid; fixed. adjective

A 19th-century warship having sides armored with metal plates. noun

Covered or cased with iron plates, as a vessel for naval warfare; armor-plated.

Figuratively, very rigid or strict; constructed, as a form of words, so as to allow no evasion or escape, or permit no flaw to be detected.

Noting an electrical apparatus or machine in which the iron part of the structure completely or partly surrounds and thereby mechanically protects the electric conductors: as, an iron-clad armature, one having the conductors embedded in slots or holes.

A naval vessel cased or covered wholly or partly with thick iron or steel plates, generally having a heavy backing of wood, so armored to resist projectiles or the attacks of rams or other armored vessels. noun

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. Modern naval vessels are made of steel throughout, and this term is only used in historical contexts. noun

Having an outer covering of iron or steel. adjective

So strong or secure as to be unbreakable. adjective

Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare. adjective

Rigorous; unbreakable; severe; exacting; inflexible. adjective

Covered with iron, steel, or some metal, armor-plated adjective

Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable. adjective

A metal-plated ship, vessel, or vehicle noun

An armor-plated warship. noun

A wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor noun

Sheathed in iron plates for protection adjective

Inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable adjective

A metal-plated ship, vessel, or vehicle.

An armor-plated warship.

1. covered or protected with iron 2. unable to be contradicted 3. a large wooden 19th-century warship with armoured plating Urban Dictionary

A person who has an iron will, usually a hero or protagonist Urban Dictionary

Any condom made from Kevlar. The only contraceptive that is more reliable then abstinence. Urban Dictionary

A dude with a ballsack that's so tight, so taut, it's like a stretched piece of leather. It never hangs and almost appears as if there is no scrotum at all. When seen in porn, one asks "Where's that dude's sack? Ewwwww!" Urban Dictionary

A form of sexual torture, in which a mans scrotum and penis are attached to a rope or chain, and pulled across a body of water by boat. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to ironclad:
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Words that rhyme with ironclad:
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Words that sound like ironclad:
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