[adj. ahy-ern-klad; n. ahy-ern-klad] 
| 1. | covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated. |
| 2. | very rigid or exacting; inflexible; unbreakable: an ironclad contract. |
| 3. | a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating. |
| i·ron·clad (ī'ərn-klād') adj.
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ərnˈklæd