Difference between ship and ironclad
Definitions
noun
- a vessel that carries passengers or freight
verb
- place on board a ship
- travel by ship
- go on board
- hire for work on a ship
- transport commercially
Examples
They could have been classed as ship-rigged sloops-of-war and were built by Thomas Fishburn in 1770 at Whitby.
For centuries, scholars have squabbled over the design of the ship, which was crucial to defeating the Persians in the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C., part of a wider war that included the fight at Thermopylae dramatized in the film "300.
You think Spielberg would only have a rattletrap third-rate spaceship like the Millennium Falcon to ensure his survival?
Definitions
noun
- a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
adjective
- sheathed in iron plates for protection
- inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
Examples
Therefore, they had shallow drafts and rode low in the water; while they were more seaworthy than many of the northern ironclads, their weatherly qualities were dubious.
In addition, the ironclad had little freeboard, so it was susceptible to being swamped.
They're not "ironclad," warns Morningstar mutual fund analyst Michael Herbst.
