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Merrimac

American

[mer-uh-mak] / ˈmɛr əˌmæk /

noun

a warship (originally the Union steamerMerrimack ) 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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By noon, Topanga Canyon Boulevard and areas west of Merrimac Road had been evacuated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

Around noon, a large area east of Topanga Canyon Boulevard and west of Merrimac Road is evacuated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

After two days of filming in Merrimac in July 2014, Dunn took Feinstein on a road trip into his past.

From The Guardian • May 5, 2019

Merrimac Police Chief Eric Shears says the man died shortly before 8:30 p.m.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2017

A tug that had followed the Merrimac out of Norfolk then came alongside the Congress, and ordered the officers on board.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick

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