tinclad

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English

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Etymology

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tin +‎ clad

Adjective

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tinclad (not comparable)

  1. Clad in tin or tin-coated metal.
    The building had the required tinclad fire doors.

Noun

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tinclad (plural tinclads)

  1. (historical) A lightly armored river steamer used in the US Civil War.
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