Merrimac

[ mer-uh-mak ]

/ ˈmɛr əˌmæk /

noun

a warship (originally the Union steamer Merrimack) that the Confederates converted into an ironclad, renamed the Virginia, and used against the Monitor in 1862 in the first battle between ironclads.

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Example sentences from the Web for merrimac

But the Merrimac is a river to be loved, and to be loved the better the more familiar it is.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6|Various
The "Merrimac" was herself soon disabled and compelled to retire.
America, Volume I (of 6)|Joel Cook
The latter had the advantage of being so much smaller that many of the shells of the Merrimac missed her altogether.
Dewey and Other Naval Commanders|Edward S. Ellis
The Merrimac, also, loses its serenity every few miles, and changes from a tranquil river into a—water-power.
Captains of Industry|James Parton

Many of them occur somewhat within the terminal moraine a few miles northwest of Merrimac.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin|Rollin D. Salisbury

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