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