/ Dictionary / Index M Merrimac*: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Mer•ri•mac Pronunciation: (mer'u-mak"), [key] — n. a warship (originally the Union steamer Merrimack) that the Confederates converted into an ironclad, renamed the Virginia, and used against the Monitor in 1862 in the first battle between ironclads. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Merrilyn Merrimack Related Content Daily Word Quiz: clairvoyant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language