ironclad
English
adj
Definitions
- Covered with iron, steel, or some metal, armor-plated.
- (figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.
- (figuratively) Rigorous; severe; exacting.
Etymology
Compound from English iron + English clad.
Origin
English
clad
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ironbridge English
- Ironside English
- Ironton English
- Ironville English
- beclad English
- brandiron English
- clad English
- cladder English
- cladding English
- cobiron English
- demiclad English
- diiron English
- flatiron English
- heathclad English
- heptairon English
- hexaaquairon English
- hexairon English
- iron English
- iron-sick English
- ironable English
- ironbark English
- ironbound English
- ironedetate English
- ironer English
- ironfounder English
- ironhanded English
- ironish English
- ironless English
- ironlike English
- ironmaker English
- ironmaking English
- ironman English
- ironmaster English
- ironmine English
- ironmonger English
- ironness English
- ironperson English
- ironsand English
- ironshot English
- ironside English
- ironsmith English
- ironstone English
- ironware English
- ironweed English
- ironwoman English
- ironwood English
- ironwork English
- ironworker English
- ironworking English
- ironwort English
- mailclad English
- mid-iron English
- non-iron English
- noniron English
- octairon English
- organoiron English
- overclad English
- pentairon English
- pineclad English
- radioiron English
- reclad English
- sadiron English
- semiclad English
- skyclad English
- snowclad English
- tetrairon English
- tinclad English
- triron English
- unclad English
- underclad English
- yclad English
- yttrium iron garnet English
- アイアン Japanese
- アイロン Japanese
- cladde Middle English
- iren Middle English
- ayina Zulu
- aen Marshallese
- ain Tok Pisin
- ainim Tok Pisin
- aini Shona
- aean Bislama
- ain Pohnpeian
- clad
- iron
- yclad
- triron
- diiron
- ironer
- reclad
- unclad
- beclad
- tinclad
- Ironton
- ironish
- cladder
- cobiron
- noniron
- sadiron
- ironman
- skyclad
- overclad
- mailclad
- demiclad
- ironness
- ironable
- ironbark
- ironweed
- ironless
- octairon
- cladding
- hexairon
- ironware
- ironshot
- Ironside
- snowclad
- pineclad
- non-iron
- mid-iron
- semiclad
- ironwort
- ironwood
- flatiron
- ironwork
- ironsand
- ironmine
- ironlike
- ironside
- heptairon
- tetrairon
- heathclad
- ironstone
- underclad
- ironbound
- brandiron
- iron-sick
- Ironville
- ironmaker
- ironsmith
- pentairon
- ironwoman
- radioiron
- ironperson
- ironworker
- ironhanded
- organoiron
- ironmaking
- Ironbridge
- ironmaster
- ironmonger
- ironedetate
- ironworking
- ironfounder
- hexaaquairon
- yttrium iron garnet