Noun
- 1. ironclad, warship, war vessel, combat ship
- usage: a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
Adjective
- 1. ironclad, sheathed (vs. unsheathed)
- usage: sheathed in iron plates for protection
- 2. ironclad, brassbound, inflexible (vs. flexible)
- usage: inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule"
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