ironclad

Plural: ironclads

Noun

• An armored warship, especially from the mid-19th century.
• a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
• A ship, vessel, or vehicle with a covering of iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal.
• An armor-plated warship, (especially) one preceding the invention of harveyized steel.
• A wooden warehouse with an outer skin of corrugated metal.

Adjective Satellite

• sheathed in iron plates for protection
• inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
  • "an ironclad rule"

Adj

• Covered with iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal; armor-plated.
• Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.
• Rigorous; severe; exacting.
• Stubborn; inflexible.

Examples

• an ironclad oath or pledge
• His IRONCLAD defense of placing low-value tiles prevented any high-scoring plays.
• The suspect had an ironclad alibi for his whereabouts on the night of the crime.
• Unlike the average vehicle, cash delivery vans are ironclad and almost unstoppable.

Synonyms

brassbound

Related Words

ironside

Anagrams of ironclad