IRONCLAD


Meaning of IRONCLAD in English

adj. /uy"euhrn klad"/ ; n. /uy"euhrn klad'/ , adj.

1. covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.

2. very rigid or exacting; inflexible; unbreakable: an ironclad contract.

n.

3. a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.

[ 1850-55; IRON + CLAD 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .