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metalclad

metalclad adjective: covered with a layer of metal.

Adjective

metalclad (not comparable)

  1. Covered with a layer of metal.
    • metalclad airship
    • metalclad cable

Origin of metalclad

From metal + clad.

Questions about metalclad

What does metalclad mean?
Metalclad means covered with a layer of metal.
What part of speech is metalclad?
Metalclad is an adjective.

Words near metalclad in the dictionary

  1. metalayers
  2. metalbearing
  3. metalbillies
  4. metalbilly
  5. metalbumin
  6. metalclad
  7. metalcore
  8. metalcraft
  9. metalcrafts
  10. metaldehyde
  11. metalearner

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