Hampton Roads

noun

a channel in SE Virginia between the mouth of the James River and Chesapeake Bay: battle between the Monitor and the Virginia 1862.

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hampton roads
noun
1.	a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay
2.	a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac

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