ironclad

• Beschreibt etwas, das extrem stabil, verlässlich oder unveränderlich und unbestreitbar ist, z. B. eine Vereinbarung, ein Argument oder einen Schutz. Im wörtlichen Sinne bezieht es sich auf ein mit Eisenplatten gepanzertes Schiff.

Describes something that is extremely strong, secure, or impossible to change or challenge, such as an agreement, argument, or protection.

1. Protected by ironC1formal

   Covered or sheathed with iron plates for protection, especially in historical naval contexts.

   Gepanzert

   • The ironclad warship dominated the seas during the 19th century.
   • They studied the design of an ironclad vessel from the Civil War era.
   • The museum displayed a model of an ironclad battleship.

2. Unbreakable or unchangeableC1formal

   Extremely strong, rigid, or impossible to alter or break.

   Unzerbrechlich oder unveränderlich

   • The contract was ironclad and left no room for negotiation.
   • He provided an ironclad alibi for the time of the crime.
   • The company's policy is ironclad and cannot be changed.

   Synonymeadamantcast-ironfirmfixedhardimmutableinflexiblerigidsealedunalterableunbreakableunyielding

   Antonymechangeableflexiblemalleableweakyielding

• Militärisches Schiff des 19. Jahrhunderts, dessen hölzerner Rumpf mit Eisen- oder Stahlpanzerung geschützt war; später allgemein ein gepanzertes Kriegsschiff.

A noun referring to a 19th-century wooden warship that is protected by iron or steel armor plating.

1. Armored warshipC1formal

   A 19th-century wooden warship protected by iron or steel armor plates.

   Gepanzertes Kriegsschiff

   • The ironclad revolutionized naval warfare during the Civil War.
   • The museum displayed a restored ironclad from the 1860s.
   • Both sides deployed ironclads in the famous battle.