Tinclad

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lightly armored river steamer used in the US Civil War. historical
Adjective
  1. 1
    Clad in tin or tin-coated metal. not-comparable

    "The building had the required tinclad fire doors."

Example

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"The building had the required tinclad fire doors."

Etymology

From tin + clad.

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