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   Ironclad
   An ironclad is a wooden warship covered with armour plate. The first to be constructed was the French Gloire in 1858, but the first to be launched was the British HMS Warrior in 1859. The first battle between ironclads took place during the American Civil War, when the Union Monitor fought the Confederate Virginia on the 9th of March 1862. The design was replaced by battleships of all-metal construction in the 1890s.
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   ironclad
   [adj] - inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable 2. [adj] - without flaws or loopholes
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   ironclad
   Wooden warship covered with armour plate. The first to be constructed was the French Gloire in 1858, but the first to be launched was the British HMS Warrior in 1859. The first battle between...
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   Ironclad
   I'ron·clad` adjective 1. Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare. 2. Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge. [ Colloq.]
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   Ironclad
   I'ron·clad` 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.
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   ironclad
   brassbound adjective inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; `brassbound traditions`; `brassbound party loyalists`; `an ironclad rule`
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   ironclad
   adjective sheathed in iron plates for protection
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   ironclad
   noun a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
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   Ironclad
   • (n.) 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. • (a.) Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge. • (a.) Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval war...
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    ironclad
    type of warship developed in Europe and the United States in the mid-19th century, characterized by the iron casemates that protected the hull. In ... [5 related articles]
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    ironclad
    ironclad, mid-19th-century wooden warship protected from gunfire by iron armor. The success of the ironclad when first employed by the French in the Crimean War sparked a naval armor and armaments race between France and Great Britain. Ironclads were later used by both sides in the U.S. Civil War (s...
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