ironclad

== English == === Etymology === From iron +‎ clad. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === ironclad (comparative more ironclad, superlative most ironclad) Covered with iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal; armor-plated. Hypernym: metalclad Coordinate term: steelclad (broadly synonymous) (figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable. (figuratively) Rigorous; severe; exacting. (figuratively) Stubborn; inflexible. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === ironclad (plural ironclads) A ship, vessel, or vehicle with a covering of iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal. (military) An armor-plated warship, (especially) one preceding the invention of harveyized steel. A wooden warehouse with an outer skin of corrugated metal. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Alcindor, Rolandic, dicloran, rolandic