Ironclad Definition & Meaning
ironclad
- adjective
- sheathed in iron plates for protection
- inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule"
- noun
- a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
Words that rhyme with ironclad
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