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land ironclad

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
land iron-clad
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An armoured combat vehicle, a tank.

Archaic

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

land ironclads (plural)

Phrases

land battleship land cruiser

Frequently Paired Words

land battleship land cruiser

Synonyms

landship land cruiser land battleship

Questions

What does land ironclad mean?
An armoured combat vehicle, a tank.
Where does land ironclad come from?
From being a vehicle akin to an ironclad (“an armored warship”) on land.

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