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Old Ironsides   /oʊld ˈaɪərnsˌaɪdz/   Listen
Old Ironsides

noun
1.
A United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston.  Synonym: Constitution.






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"Old Ironsides" Quotes from Famous Books



... navy had proudly distinguished itself in the Mediterranean, and the Constitution had gained for herself the sobriquet of "Old Ironsides"—a Boston-built vessel, though the live oak, the red cedar, and the pitch pine had come from South Carolina. But Paul Revere had furnished the copper bolts and spikes, and when the ship was recoppered, later on, that came from the same place. Ephraim Thayer, ...
— A Little Girl in Old Boston • Amanda Millie Douglas



Words linked to "Old Ironsides" :   sailing warship, constitution



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