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Mer·ri·mack or Merrimac Mer′·ri·mac (mer′ə mak′)
noun
a U.S. frigate armored by the Confederates and engaged by the Monitor, a Union ironclad, in the first battle (1862) between ironclads: Confederate name, Virginia
Merrimack2 definition
Mer·ri·mack (mer′ə mak′)
river flowing from S N.H. through NE Mass. into the Atlantic: 110 mi (177 km)
Etymology: < AmInd, ? place of swift current
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