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ironsides

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Old Ironsides has warmed itself to Benzinga and once a taste the thirst cannot be quenched.

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english general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the english civil war (1599-1658)

Meaning at a glance

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noun

english general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the english civil war (1599-1658)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ironsides.

noun

english general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the english civil war (1599-1658)

Example sentences

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Old Ironsides has warmed itself to Benzinga and once a taste the thirst cannot be quenched.

2

I think ironsides was referring to sending email, not receiving it.

3

Hence the Constitution's apt nickname of "Old Ironsides".

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An interesting new project written in Ada is a DNS server called Ironsides, written specifically to address all the vulnerabilities found in Bind and other DNS servers [1].

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I miss Ol' Ironsides, the best Planet 6 Moon 4 POS ever.

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[...] She earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" because the cannon fire from enemy ships seemed as if they couldn't penetrate her strong oak hull.

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We kept "Ol' Ironsides", one of our space stations, up via hundreds of shield repairing cruisers (Ospreys) and a game mechanic we didn't fully understand yet, but would soon learn to exploit (moving the zone boundary).

Quote examples

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Hence the Constitution's apt nickname of "Old Ironsides".

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[...] She earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" because the cannon fire from enemy ships seemed as if they couldn't penetrate her strong oak hull.

3

We kept "Ol' Ironsides", one of our space stations, up via hundreds of shield repairing cruisers (Ospreys) and a game mechanic we didn't fully understand yet, but would soon learn to exploit (moving the zone boundary).

Proper noun examples

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An interesting new project written in Ada is a DNS server called Ironsides, written specifically to address all the vulnerabilities found in Bind and other DNS servers [1].

2

I miss Ol' Ironsides, the best Planet 6 Moon 4 POS ever.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use ironsides in a sentence?

Old Ironsides has warmed itself to Benzinga and once a taste the thirst cannot be quenched.

What does ironsides mean?

english general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the english civil war (1599-1658)

What part of speech is ironsides?

ironsides is commonly used as noun.