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Old Ironsides
(gcide) | Ironsides \I"ron*sides"\, n.
A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; --
applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.
Old Ironsides. (U. S. Hist.) A nickname for the U.S.S.
Constitution, a sailing ship which fought in the American
Revolutionary war, and now functions as a floating museum
in Boston harbor. It was given its nickname because
cannonballs bounced off its hard wooden sides.
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old ironsides
(wn) | Old Ironsides
n 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 [syn:
Constitution, Old Ironsides] |
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old ironsides
(wn) | Old Ironsides
n 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 [syn:
Constitution, Old Ironsides] |
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