Ironclad

Quick meaning: Ironclad is an adjective meaning Covered with iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal; armor-plated.

Meaning

Covered with iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal; armor-plated.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.
2. (figuratively) Rigorous; severe; exacting.
3. (figuratively) Stubborn; inflexible.
4. A ship, vessel, or vehicle with a covering of iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal.
5. (military) An armor-plated warship, (especially) one preceding the invention of harveyized steel.
6. A wooden warehouse with an outer skin of corrugated metal.

Example Sentences

an ironclad oath or pledge

The suspect had an ironclad alibi for his whereabouts on the night of the crime.

Unlike the average vehicle, cash delivery vans are ironclad and almost unstoppable.

He is in his seventieth year, and has done work enough in his life to try the most ironclad constitution.

Word Forms

• ironclads

Synonyms for ironclad

Depending on context, synonyms include unassailable, inflexible, incontestable, unshakable, incontestible, brassbound.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include watertight, brassbound, inflexible, unshakable, incontestable, incontestible.

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