Definition of Ironclad

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Ironclad

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

Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge.

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.

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Ironclad Translations

ironclad in German is eisern, gepanzert

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