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ironclad

[ adjective ahy-ern-klad; noun ahy-ern-klad ]

adjective

  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.



noun

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

ironclad

adjective

  1. covered or protected with iron

    an ironclad warship

  2. inflexible; rigid

    an ironclad rule

  3. not able to be assailed or contradicted

    an ironclad argument

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a large wooden 19th-century warship with armoured plating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of ironclad1

First recorded in 1850–55; iron + clad 1
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“We will not give a single Democratic vote unless Trump guarantees with an ironclad contract that he will spend what Congress appropriates.â€

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He had an ironclad alibi, in fact, but his lawyers wouldn’t listen.

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Bonta, a Democrat, said new legislative proposals will make reproductive rights in California “ironclad.â€

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That pressure is behind the chancellor's decision to flex the spending rules she used to boast about being "ironclad".

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“When I say that my support for Israel is ‘ironclad,’ I mean it,†Garcia said in a statement.

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