tinclad
- noun
- /ˈtɪnˌklæd/
- Archaic
:
buque de guerra blindado
- During the Civil War, many tinclads were deployed.
- tinclads carried
Examples
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Historians studied the remains of a tinclad found near the old riverbank.
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During the Civil War, the Union navy deployed several tinclads to patrol the Mississippi River.
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A tinclad offered some protection against small arms fire but was vulnerable to heavy artillery.
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The tinclad sailed down the river with its crew.
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During the Civil War, the tinclad gunboats patrolled the rivers to combat enemy forces.
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Several tinclads were deployed to assist in naval operations along the Mississippi River.
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The tinclad ships were crucial for transporting soldiers and supplies during wartime efforts.
Synonyms
7
6.6
A small armed boat that moves in shallow water near coasts and rivers
Antonyms
How Armored
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tinclad comes from tin and clad, with clad meaning 'covered', like wearing 'clothes'. So, a tinclad is a lightly armored river gunboat 'covered' with thin metal to give some protection without heavy armor.