Synonyms: ironclad
Definition: a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
Similar words: war vessel, warship, combat ship
Definition: a government ship that is available for waging war
Synonyms: brassbound, ironclad
Definition: inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
Usage: brassbound traditions; brassbound party loyalists; an ironclad rule
Synonyms: ironclad
Definition: sheathed in iron plates for protection
Similar words: sheathed
Definition: enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination
Usage: his sheathed sword; the cat's sheathed claws; a ship's bottom sheathed in copper; copper-sheathed