Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tinclad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tin-clad
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Clad in tin or tin-coated metal.

noun

A lightly armored river steamer used in the US Civil War.

Example Sentences

"The building had the required tinclad fire doors."

Etymology

From tin + clad.

Inflected Forms

tin-clad (alternative) tinclads (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ironclad

Questions

What does tinclad mean?: Clad in tin or tin-coated metal.
Where does tinclad come from?: From tin + clad.

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