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Armour-clad   Listen
adjective
armour-clad, armour-plated, armor-plated, armor-clad  adj.  
1.
Protected with a covering of armor.
Synonyms: steel-plated.





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"Armour-clad" Quotes from Famous Books



... contrary, exhaled an odour of fat and rich meats. Moreover, not a thrill of life stirred her tight-fitting bodice; she was all massiveness and all sedateness. Gavard once said to Florent in confidence that Madame Quenu was no doubt handsome, but that for his part he did not admire such armour-plated women. ...
— The Fat and the Thin • Emile Zola
... an algorithm or implementation considered extremely {robust}; lossage-resistant; capable of correctly recovering from any imaginable exception condition — a rare and valued quality. Syn. {armor-plated}. ...
— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0
... Confederate batteries at Sewell's Point, and never re-appeared in service. The relief to the North by this victory was incalculable. Not only had the Merrimac been stopped in her expected bombardment of Northern cities, but the success of the Monitor assured to the government a class of armor-plated vessels that could be of great value in the coast service to which our naval operations were principally confined. Against land batteries they would prove especially formidable. Ericsson who constructed ...
— Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 (of 2) • James Gillespie Blaine


Words linked to "Armour-clad" :   armor-plated, armour-plated, armor-clad, armored, armoured, steel-plated


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