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ironclad
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." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ironclad." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ironclad.html "ironclad." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ironclad.html |
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i·ron·clad / ˈīərnˌklad/ • adj. covered or protected with iron. ∎ impossible to contradict, weaken, or change: an ironclad guarantee. • n. hist. a 19th-century warship with armor plating. |
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"ironclad." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ironclad." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ironclad.html "ironclad." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ironclad.html |
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ironclad
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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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "ironclad." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "ironclad." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-ironclad.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "ironclad." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-ironclad.html |
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ironclad
ironclad n. a 19th-century warship with armor plating.
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"ironclad." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ironclad." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-ironclad.html "ironclad." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-ironclad.html |
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ironclad
ironclad •ad, add, Allahabad, bad, Baghdad, bedad, begad, cad, Chad, clad, dad, egad, fad, forbade, gad, glad, grad, had, jihad, lad, mad, pad, plaid, rad, Riyadh, sad, scad, shad, Strad, tad, trad
•chiliad • oread
•dryad, dyad, naiad, triad
•Sinbad • Ahmadabad • Jalalabad
•Faisalabad • Islamabad • Hyderabad
•grandad • Soledad • Trinidad
•doodad • Galahad • Akkad • ecad
•cycad, nicad
•ironclad • nomad • maenad
•monad, trichomonad
•gonad • scratch pad • sketch pad
•keypad • helipad • launch pad
•notepad • footpad • touch pad • farad
•tetrad • Stalingrad • Leningrad
•Conrad • Titograd • undergrad
•Volgograd • Petrograd • hexad
•Mossad • Upanishad • pentad
•heptad • octad
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"ironclad." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ironclad." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-ironclad.html "ironclad." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-ironclad.html |
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