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单词 iron-plated
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iron-platedadj.

Brit. /ˈʌɪənˌpleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rnˌpleɪdᵻd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron n.1, plated adj.
Etymology: < iron n.1 + plated adj.
Now chiefly historical.
1. Covered, protected, or strengthened by a plate or plates of iron.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > plated or tipped
iron-shod?a1400
iron-headed1588
steel-head1590
steel-headed1590
clouted1622
steelen1629
iron-plated1640
1640 H. Hexham Third Part Princ. Art Militarie iv. 9 The two oblique yron plated feete, vpon which it [sc. the windlass] stands and rests vpon the ground.
1743 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman Nov. xv. 110 There is another Way of cutting up Ant-Hills by the Iron-plated Shovel, or Spade.
1777 F. Carter Journey from Gibraltar to Malaga III. iv. iii. 298 Among which gates is the..one of the arsenal of the Alcasaba, wherein is a low iron plated door.
1824 Missionary Herald (Boston) Sept. 288/2 The mill, in which it [sc. sugar cane] is ground, consists of three upright, iron-plated cylinders.
1887 C. E. Stretton Safe Railway Working ii. 9 The iron-plated ways..very soon caused considerable wear to the wooden wheels.
1912 Lotus Mag. Nov. 70/1 A second door, forbidding and iron-plated, that guarded the approach to the staircase.
1978 R. D. Altick Shows of London viii. 107/1 On the ground floor was a suite 130 feet long, with an iron-plated ceiling for fireproofing.
2013 Whitsunday (Queensland) Times (Nexis) 28 Mar. 2 The Dent Island lighthouse is one of a series of..timber-framed and iron-plated lighthouse towers, built during the early stages of Queensland's fledgling colony.
2. spec. Of a warship: protected by plates of iron or steel; = ironclad adj. 2.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [adjective] > armour-plated
armour-clad1768
mail-clad1777
iron-cased1855
ironclad1855
iron-plated1855
iron-sided1855
armoured1859
iron-clothed1859
mailed1860
armour-plated1862
cuirassed1864
belted1865
Harveyed1894
up-armoured1978
1855 Times 10 Oct. 11/2 The iron-plated steam batteries recently launched.
1862 Engineer 13 93/1 (heading) The Iron-Plated Ship Question.
1863 N.Y. Herald 9 June 4/2 The iron-plated fleet off this city weighed anchor.
1890 Boston Daily Advertiser 24 Sept. 4/3 Are we soon to be told that iron plated ships are as much behind the times as wooden vessels of war have so long been?
1910 R. A. Fletcher Steam-ships xi. 331 The conversion of heavy frigates and line-of-battle ships into iron-plated vessels.
2011 M. R. Bradley Myths & Myst. Civil War xiii. 164 Boat yards had already begun construction of iron-plated gunboats for use on the western rivers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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