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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



... country and himself out of inevitable disaster and defeat. That last gun from the Cumberland, when her deck was half submerged, sounded the requiem of many sinking ships. Then went down all the navies of Europe, and our own, Old Ironsides and all, and Trafalgar and a thousand other fights became only a memory, never to be acted over again; and thus our brave countrymen come last in the long procession of heroic sailors that includes Blake and Nelson, and so many mariners ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 57, July, 1862 - A Magazine Of Literature, Art, And Politics • Various

... {"Old Ironsides" the United States Frigate "Constitution"; in the early 1800s, U.S. naval ships frequently carried diplomats to and ...
— Elinor Wyllys - Vol. I • Susan Fenimore Cooper



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



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