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ironclad mid-19th-century wooden warship protected from gunfire by iron armor. The success of the ironclad when first employed by the French in the Crimean War sparked a naval armor and armaments race between France and Great Britain. Ironclads were later used by both sides in the U.S. Civil War (see monitor , Monitor and Merrimack ), although only the Union navy had at its disposal sufficient industrial resources to build a sizable fleet. The armored ship became obsolete with the introduction (1870-90) of all-metal warship construction.

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ironclad n. a 19th-century warship with armor plating.

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ironclad a 19th-century warship with armour plating; the term was originally used particularly of such ships during the American Civil War (see monitor).

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