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land ironclad

land ironclad noun: an armoured combat vehicle, a tank.

Noun

land ironclad (plural land ironclads)

  1. (archaic, 19th century to pre-WWI) An armoured combat vehicle, a tank.

Synonyms of land ironclad

Forms of land ironclad

pluralland ironclads

Origin of land ironclad

From being a vehicle akin to an ironclad (“an armored warship”) on land.

Questions about land ironclad

What does land ironclad mean?
Land ironclad means an armoured combat vehicle, a tank.
What part of speech is land ironclad?
Land ironclad is a noun.
What is the plural of land ironclad?
The plural of land ironclad is land ironclads.

Words near land ironclad in the dictionary

  1. land gull
  2. land gulls
  3. Land Hemisphere
  4. land ho
  5. land in someone's lap
  6. land ironclad
  7. land ironclads
  8. land legs
  9. land line
  10. land lines
  11. land lobster

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