cottonclad

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noun

A wooden warship, of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, that used bales of cotton to protect it from enemy fire.

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Meanings

nouncottonclad (plural cottonclads)

plural cottonclads

  1. nauticalA wooden warship, of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, that used bales of cotton to protect it from enemy fire.
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APA

cottonclad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottonclad

MLA

“cottonclad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottonclad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cottonclad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottonclad.

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