[adjective ahy-ern-klad; noun ahy-ern-klad] /adjective ˈaɪ ərnˈklæd; noun ˈaɪ ərnˌklæd/
covered or cased with plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
very rigid or exacting; inflexible; unbreakable:
an ironclad contract.
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having or steel armor plating.
covered or protected with iron: an ironclad warship
inflexible; rigid: an ironclad rule
not able to be assailed or contradicted: an ironclad argument
a large wooden 19th-century warship with armoured plating
1852, of warships, American English, from iron (n.) + clad. Of contracts, etc., 1884. As a noun meaning “iron-clad ship,” it is attested from 1862.
noun 1. a German medal awarded for outstanding bravery or service during wartime. 2. (lowercase) Gymnastics. an upright, crosslike position held between the rings, with the arms fully extended laterally and the legs held together and pointed downward. noun 1. the highest decoration for bravery awarded to the German armed forces in wartime: instituted in […]
noun 1. (sometimes initial capital letters) a barrier to understanding and the exchange of information and ideas created by ideological, political, and military hostility of one country toward another, especially such a barrier between the Soviet Union and its allies and other countries. 2. an impenetrable barrier to communication or information, especially as imposed by […]
- Iron deficiency anemia
iron deficiency anemia n. A form of hypochromic microcytic anemia due to the dietary lack of iron or to a loss of iron from chronic bleeding.
[ih-ron-di-kwoit] /ɪˈrɒn dɪˌkwɔɪt/ noun 1. a city in W New York.