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It is now an article of absolute faith among Republicans that 'the government' is an entity separate from 'the American people,' which they say the same way that the old Jesuits talked about 'the mystical Body of Christ.' It is now an ironclad commandment of conservative orthodoxy that 'the government' is something parasitic and alien.
Charlie Pierce

Meaning of "ironclad" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRONCLAD

ironclad  [ˌaɪənˈklæd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRONCLAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ironclad can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES IRONCLAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ironclad

Ironclad warship

An ironclad was a steam-propelled warship in the early part of the second half of the 19th century, protected by iron or steel armor plates. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. The first ironclad battleship, Gloire, was launched by the French Navy in November 1859. The British Admiralty had been considering armored warships since 1856 and prepared a draft design for an armored corvette in 1857; in early 1859 the Royal Navy started building two iron-hulled armored frigates, and by 1861 had made the decision to move to an all-armored battle fleet. After the first clashes of ironclads took place in 1862 during the American Civil War, it became clear that the ironclad had replaced the unarmored ship of the line as the most powerful warship afloat. This type of ship would come to be very successful in the American Civil War. Ironclads were designed for several roles, including as high seas battleships, coastal defense ships, and long-range cruisers.

Definition of ironclad in the English dictionary

The first definition of ironclad in the dictionary is covered or protected with iron. Other definition of ironclad is inflexible; rigid. Ironclad is also not able to be assailed or contradicted.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRONCLAD


armour-clad
ˈɑːməˌklæd
clad
klæd
half-clad
ˌhɑːfˈklæd
overclad
ˌəʊvəˈklæd
phylloclad
ˈfɪləʊˌklæd
reclad
riːˈklæd
skyclad
ˈskaɪˌklæd
snow-clad
ˈsnəʊˌklæd
steel-clad
ˈstiːlˌklæd
thinclad
ˈθɪnˌklæd
triclad
ˈtraɪˌklæd
unclad
ʌnˈklæd
underclad
ˌʌndəˈklæd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRONCLAD

iron out
iron oxide
iron pan
iron pyrite
iron pyrites
iron rations
iron sights
iron will
ironbark
ironbound
irone
ironer
ironfisted
ironhanded
ironhearted
ironic
ironical
ironically
ironicalness
ironies

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRONCLAD

ballad
beglad
broadside ballad
bush ballad
Caesar salad
cephalad
corn salad
fruit salad
green salad
head lad
Jack-the-lad
lad
mixed salad
potato salad
Russian salad
salad
side salad
stable lad
vegetable salad
Waldorf salad

Synonyms and antonyms of ironclad in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ironclad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRONCLAD

Find out the translation of ironclad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ironclad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ironclad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铁定
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acorazado
570 millions of speakers

English

ironclad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बख़्तरबंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مدرع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

броненосец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

férrea
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লৌহবর্মভূষিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cuirassé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ironclad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eisern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

装甲艦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

철갑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ironclad
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bọc thép
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரும்புக் கவசம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोअरक्लॅड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zırhlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corazzata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żelazna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

броненосець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ironclad
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακλόνητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gepantserd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ironclad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ironclad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ironclad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRONCLAD»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRONCLAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ironclad

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QUOTES WITH «IRONCLAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ironclad.
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Charlie Pierce
It is now an article of absolute faith among Republicans that 'the government' is an entity separate from 'the American people,' which they say the same way that the old Jesuits talked about 'the mystical Body of Christ.' It is now an ironclad commandment of conservative orthodoxy that 'the government' is something parasitic and alien.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRONCLAD»

Discover the use of ironclad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ironclad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Introduction of the Ironclad Warship
The first complete history of the ascendance of the ironclads.
James Phinney Baxter, 1933
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Union River Ironclad 1861-65
This book explains how these vessels worked, how they were constructed, how they were manned and how they were fought.
Angus Konstam, 2012
3
Ironclad Captain: Seth Ledyard Phelps & the U.S. Navy, 1841-1864
The heart of Ironclad Captain are these letters, which Jay Slagle has set in context through the judicious use of published documents, memoirs, and scholarly histories of the navy.
Jay Slagle, 1996
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Ironclad Down: The USS Merrimack-CSS Virginia from ...
Bogen omtaler de to ovenfor nævnte "Ironclads", hvoraf CSS Virginias udseende var næsten ukendt.
Carl D. Park, 2007
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Confederate Ironclad 1861-65
Beskrivelse af de panserskibe, som Sydstaternes flåde benyttede sig af under den Amerikanske Borgerkrig 1861-65.
Angus Konstam, 2001
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Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Big Bad Ironclad!
Each of the books in Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales has elements of the strange but true and is presented in an engaging, funny format, highlighting the larger-than-life characters that pop up in real history.
Nathan Hale, 2012
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Ironclad: The Epic Battle, Calamitous Loss and Historic ...
In Ironclad, journalist Paul Clancy weaves three great sea adventures into a single mesmerizing tale of life and death.
Paul Clancy, 2013
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Ironclad
"[A] fictional treatment of the world's first engagement between armored vessels...a well-written and interesting book."湧aval History
Arthur Mokin, 2000
9
Confederate Ironclad vs Union Ironclad: Hampton Roads 1862
Fully illustrated with cutting-edge digital artwork, rare photographs and first-person perspective gunsight views, this book allows the reader to discover the revolutionary and radically different designs of the two rival Ironclads - the ...
Ron Field, 2011
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Ironclad of the Roanoke: Gilbert Elliott's Albemarle
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION AND PHOTOS OF ARTIFACTS DISCOVERED SINCE THE FIRST PUBLICATION IN 1994. This is both the human and the technical story of the construction, combat, and later destruction of the Albemarle
Robert G. Elliott, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRONCLAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ironclad is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cannon from Confederate ironclad pulled from Savannah River
(AP) - Officials say a relic from a Confederate ironclad ship has been removed from the Savannah River. The Army Corps of Engineers says a ... «13WMAZ, Jul 15»
2
Ironclad TEK Inc. Announces It Will Not Be Proceeding With …
Ironclad TEK Inc. is an IT consulting and network monitoring company that provides network architecture, implementation and equipment ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
3
With pink blossoms and striking foliage, 'Chocolate Shogun' is a …
They're ironclad. That said, I've only come to like astilbes in the past few years. Their overexposure always brought out the snob in me. But new ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
4
Obama's bold push for justice reforms - San Francisco Chronicle
Next, he spoke a NAACP convention, where he said the jump in the prison population is largely due to ironclad drug sentences, which are ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Hog Calls: Bet on Ellis for 2016 media days trip - Arkansas Online
But for Bret Bielema's ironclad seniority policy, junior linebacker/pre med student Brooks Ellis might have gone to Hoover on Wednesday. «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
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Measure Of Deception: California Initiative Would Gut Retirement …
That puts the “deferred compensation” of pension benefits under the ironclad umbrella of the California Constitution's Contract Clause as a ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Debt Relief For Greece? Germany Says It's Illegal. The Reality Is Not …
But Borger says the law is hardly as ironclad as Schäuble suggests. After all, the measure hasn't prevented the eurozone from setting up the ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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California flexes muscles in water tussle with farmers | The Salt Lake …
Phippen said his grandfather paid a premium price in the 1930s for hundreds of acres because it came with nearly ironclad senior water rights. «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
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Lakeland City Commission Says Balancing Budget Could Mean …
There are a lot of moving targets," Thomas warned about treating the preliminary figures as ironclad. However, it is clear it will not be possible ... «The Ledger, Jul 15»
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Osheaga's headdress ban shows festival's zero tolerance for cultural …
The rule is clear and ironclad. Any attendee who shows up wearing a headdress will have it confiscated upon entry or be asked to leave and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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