Meaning of IRONCLAD
| Pronunciation: | | [adj]'Iurn'klad, [n]'Iurn`klad, Irun'klad
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- [adj] without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"
- [adj] inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule"
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| | Synonyms: | | brassbound, incontestable, incontestible, inflexible, unassailable, unshakable, watertight |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\I"ron*clad`\, a.
1. Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel
for naval warfare.
2. Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or
pledge. [Colloq.]
\I"ron*clad`\, n.
A naval vessel having the parts above water covered and
protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely
joined and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy
shot.
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