Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare.
A naval vessel having the parts above water covered and protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely joined and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy shot. Modern naval vessels are made of steel throughout, and this term is only used in historical contexts.
having an outer covering of iron or steel; as, an ironclad war vessel.
an armored ship designed to resist cannon fire.
a wooden ship whose sides are clad with a layer of iron as protection
a wooden warship covered with armor plate
a wooden warship covered with armour plate
A warship that is covered completely in iron. In the Civil War, the Monitor and the Merrimack were called ironclads.
A ship protected by iron armor.