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Merrimack

[ mer-uh-mak ]

/ ˈmɛr əˌmæk /

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noun

a town in S New Hampshire.

a river in central New Hampshire and NE Massachusetts, flowing S and NE to the Atlantic. 110 miles (175 km) long.

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Words nearby Merrimack

Merrill's Marauders, Merrillville, Merrily, Merrilyn, Merrimac, Merrimack, merriment, Merritt Island, merry, merry-andrew, merry-bells

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How to use Merrimack in a sentence

The encounter between the Merrimack and the Monitor had set the world agog on the matter of armored vessels.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
He passed the bridge over Merrimack River a few minutes before nine o'clock.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster|Daniel Webster
There was a sudden and extraordinary rise in the Merrimack River, in a spring thaw.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1|Daniel Webster
He also reflects faithfully the quiet scenes of his own Merrimack Valley.
John Greenleaf Whittier|W. Sloane Kennedy

The reader has noted the fact that the first impetus was given to the place by the acts of the Merrimack Manufacturing Company.
Bay State Monthly, Vol. I, No. 3, March, 1884|Various