Literary notes about ironclad (AI summary)
In literature, the term "ironclad" is most often associated with formidable warships and robust military technology, evoking images of heavily armored vessels that inspire both awe and fear, as seen in descriptions of double–decker battleships and impenetrable naval forces ([1], [2], [3]). Beyond its literal use, authors extend the term metaphorically to denote strength, inflexibility, or unyielding social constructs—for instance, referring to an "ironclad" society that is rigidly defined by age-old customs ([4]). In narratives that span from historical accounts to speculative fiction, "ironclad" thus serves as a powerful symbol of unwavering protection, resilience, and military prowess ([5], [6]).
- Soon the Canadian announced that the craft was a big battleship, a double–decker ironclad complete with ram.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - By then the ironclad was no more than three miles off.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - Among the shipping thus destroyed was the Mississippi, an ironclad much more powerful than the Louisiana.
— from The Gulf and Inland WatersThe Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan - “I picture your world as an ironclad society crystallized by age and custom into something rigid and in flexible.”
— from The Lani People by Jesse F. Bone - Under the Freedmen's Bureau and the military governors, those who could not take the ironclad oath were helpless.
— from Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French Mexican War; War between the States, a Diary; Reconstruction Period, His Experience; Incidents, Reminiscences, etc. by Samuel Gibbs French - They did, however, admit steam traffic to their rivers, and purchased some powerful ironclad naval vessels in Europe.
— from Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century by Charles Morris
