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ironclad

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Adjective

  1. Covered with iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal; armor-plated.
  2. Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.
  3. Rigorous; severe; exacting.
  4. Stubborn; inflexible.

Noun

  1. A ship, vessel, or vehicle with a covering of iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal.
  2. An armor-plated warship, (especially) one preceding the invention of harveyized steel.
  3. A wooden warehouse with an outer skin of corrugated metal.

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