{Old Ironsides}. (U. S. Hist.) A nickname for the U.S.S. Constitution, a sailing ship which fought in the American Revolutionary war, and now functions as a floating museum in Boston harbor. It was given its nickname because cannonballs bounced off its hard wooden sides. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Ironsides — [ī′ərn sīdz΄] n. 1. name for CROMWELL Oliver 2. a) the regiment that Cromwell led in the English Civil War b) his whole army * * * … Universalium
Ironsides — [ aɪənsaɪdz] Plural, englische Reitertruppe, Eisenseiten … Universal-Lexikon
Ironsides — [ī′ərn sīdz΄] n. 1. name for CROMWELL Oliver 2. a) the regiment that Cromwell led in the English Civil War b) his whole army … English World dictionary
Ironsides — Als Ironsides wurden die Angehörigen der leichten Kavallerietruppe bezeichnet, die während des Englischen Bürgerkriegs von Oliver Cromwell aufgestellt wurde und auf der Seite des Parlaments gegen die Royalisten kämpfte. Die Bezeichnung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ironsides — Ironside I ron*side , Ironsides I ron*sides , prop. n. 1. A nickname for Oliver Cromwell. [PJC] 2. A nickname for Edmund II of England. RHUD [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ironsides (DC Comics) — Superherobox caption = Wonder Woman captures Ironsides. character name = Ironsides publisher = DC Comics debut = Comic Cavalcade #23 (November 1947) creators = William Moulton Marston (writer) Harry G. Peter (artist) powers = GeologistIronsides… … Wikipedia
IRONSIDES — Cromwell s troopers, a thousand strong, and raised by him in the Eastern counties of England, so called at first from the invincibility displayed by them at Marston Moor; were selected by Cromwell as men, he says, that had the fear of God… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Ironsides — Oliver Cromwell … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Ironsides — n. cavalry unit that Oliver Cromwell led in the English Civil War … English contemporary dictionary
Ironsides — /ˈaɪənsaɪdz/ (say uyuhnsuydz) noun 1. Edmund II of England. 2. Oliver Cromwell …
