Ironclad vs. Ship

Ironclad vs. Ship — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Ironclad and Ship

Ironcladadjective

Covered with iron, steel, or some metal, armor-plated.

Unlike the average vehicle, cash delivery vans are ironclad and almost unstoppable.

Shipnoun

A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

Ironcladadjective

(figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.

The suspect had an ironclad alibi for his whereabouts on the night of the crime.

Shipnoun

A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.

Ironcladadjective

(figuratively) Rigorous; severe; exacting.

an ironclad oath or pledge

Shipnoun

A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.

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Ironcladadjective

(figuratively) Stubborn; inflexible.

Shipnoun

A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

Ironcladnoun

A metal-plated ship, vessel, or vehicle.

Shipnoun

(cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.

Ironcladnoun

(military) An armor-plated warship.

Shipnoun

(fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional.

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Ironcladadjective

inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable;

brassbound traditionsbrassbound party loyalistsan ironclad rule

Shipverb

(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.

Ironcladadjective

without flaws or loopholes;

an ironclad contracta watertight alibia bulletproof argument

Shipverb

(transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).

to ship freight by railroad

Shipverb

(ambitransitive) To release a product to vendors; to launch.

Our next issue ships early next year.The developers had to ship the game two weeks late.

Shipverb

(ambitransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.

to ship seamenI shipped on a man-of-war.

Shipverb

(intransitive) To embark on a ship.

Shipverb

To put in its place.

to ship the tiller or rudder

Shipverb

(transitive) To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.

We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize.

Shipverb

(transitive) To pass (from one person to another).

Can you ship me the ketchup?

Shipverb

To go all in.

Shipverb

(sports) To trade or send a player to another team.

Twins ship Delmon Young to Tigers.

Shipverb

(rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.

Shipverb

(fandom) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, typically in fan fiction.

I ship Kirk and Spock in “Star Trek”.I ship Peggy and Angie in “Marvel's Agent Carter”.

Shipnoun

a vessel that carries passengers or freight

Shipverb

transport commercially

Shipverb

hire for work on a ship

Shipverb

go on board

Shipverb

travel by ship

Shipverb

place on board a ship;

ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel