Definitions

in-irons

Adjective

(not comparable)

  1. (nautical) The "trapped" condition a sailing ship finds itself in when the bow of the ship is headed into the wind and the ship has stalled and is unable to maneuver.
  2. The state of screw-powered ships which become stalled between crests of waves or swells during a typhoon, for instance, and the ship's rudder does not respond to the commands from the helm, leaving the ship at the mercy of the sea and in danger of capsizing.
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
  • Link/Cite
Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"in-irons." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 16 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/in-irons>.

APA Style

in-irons. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/in-irons


  • Dictionary
  • Thesaurus
  • Examples
    • See in a sentence
    • Example articles
  • Quotes
    • Famous Quotes
    • Quote Articles
  • Spanish
    • Spanish-English Translation
    • Reference
  • Reference
    • Education
    • ESL
    • Grammar
    • Abbreviations
    • Biography
    • Books & Literature
    • Examples
    • Foreign Languages
    • Resources
    • Slideshows
  • Word Finder
    • Word Finder
    • 4 Pics 1 Word Answers
    • Anagram Solver
    • Unscramble
    • Word Cookies Cheat
    • Word Game Dictionary
    • Word Unscrambler
    • Words With Friends Cheat
Share
  • Dictionary
  • Thesaurus
  • Examples
    • See in a sentence
    • Example articles
  • Quotes
    • Famous Quotes
    • Quote Articles
  • Spanish
    • Spanish-English Translation
    • Reference
  • Reference
    • Education
    • ESL
    • Grammar
    • Abbreviations
    • Biography
    • Books & Literature
    • Examples
    • Foreign Languages
    • Resources
    • Slideshows
  • Word Finder
    • Word Finder
    • 4 Pics 1 Word Answers
    • Anagram Solver
    • Unscramble
    • Word Cookies Cheat
    • Word Game Dictionary
    • Word Unscrambler
    • Words With Friends Cheat
Share
  • Home
  • Dictionary Definitions
  • in-irons

Also Mentioned In


  • irons-in-the-fire
  • tue-iron
  • ironer
  • hawser-iron
  • firing-iron
  • delta-iron
  • flat-iron
  • silicon-iron
  • spiegel-iron
  • box-iron

WORDS NEAR in-irons IN THE DICTIONARY


  • in-house broadband over power line
  • in-infinite
  • in-infinitum
  • IN-IP convergence
  • in-irons
  • in-its-infancy
  • in-jail
  • in-jest
  • in-joke
  • in-jokes
Word Finder Scrabble® points: 7 More on Word Finder →

Follow YourDictionary

Get our free Amazon Alexa Skills!

Join YourDictionary today

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Please set a username for yourself.
People will see it as Author Name with your public flash cards.