Clads [verb]

Of course, he had no iron-clads, for the Monitor had just fought its great battle and no other iron-clads had been built.

He had a number of iron-clad boats under him, some of them having iron so thin that they were called tin-clads.

In addition they had several iron clads in the James River to assist in the defense of Richmond.

He sends it to them, and he even asks for iron-clads to compel the Japanese and the Chinese to hear his gospel.

The (p. 931) heavy iron-clads made but slow progress, and were scorched and blistered with the heat.

Though Porter had put on so bold a front before his captives, he really felt much anxiety for the fate of his iron-clads.

The sides of the iron-clads were then greased, and the guns loaded with grape, and elevated as much as possible.

It will be at once proposed to the House of Commons that 32 millions be spent in iron-clads here.

It was a weird sight to see these shore-going armour-clads flying down upon the enemy.

All summer long great iron-clads bring their imposing bulks to anchor off the Dockyard, and Jack Tars in foolish, merry, and alas!