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Chesapeake

Chesapeake

1 7.4
The name of several United States Navy ships, including an important early 1800s warship
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtʃɛsəpiːk/
translation icon : USS Chesapeake
  • Many historians agree that the attack on the USS Chesapeake marked a critical point in U.S. naval history.

Examples

  • In 1807, the British ship impressed sailors from the USS Chesapeake in an act that heightened tensions between the two nations.

  • The tongs in use here are made of iron, some galvanized and some not, in the same shape as those used on the Chesapeake.

    Academic text (1996)

  • And Rosie, the Chesapeake is pointing.

  • The USS Chesapeake was an important naval vessel during the War of 1812.

Synonyms

Ironsides
vsChesapeake
  • US
1 9.2

The name of several US Navy ships, especially a Civil War ironclad

refers to several naval ships especially a famous early nineteenth century frigate

Compounds

Chesapeake Bay
3 4.0

A large bay on the east coast of the United States between Virginia and Maryland fed by the Susquehanna River

Chesapeake Bay retriever
1 3.9

A large strong dog with a thick oily coat that brings back birds from water

Surface Forms

Chesapeake main

Etymology

Chesapeake used for ships is a place name taken from the famous bay; the name comes from a Native American word chesepiooc meaning 'great shellfish bay', so a ship called Chesapeake carries the bay's sea and naval history in its name.