Rappahannock

[ rap-uh-han-uhk ]

noun

1. a river flowing SE from N Virginia into the Chesapeake Bay: Civil War battle 1863. 185 miles (300 km) long.

Example Sentences

He was held without bond at the Rappahannock Regional Jail in Stafford, Va., according to inmate records.

From New York Times

The Northern Neck is a peninsula, bordered by the Potomac River to the north and the Rappahannock River to the south.

From Washington Times

The Confederates had seen the patrol crossing the Rappahannock on the ferry.

From Literature

“I’ve also played Cardinal Bellarmine in James Reston’s ‘Galileo’s Torch,’ and General John Belle Hood in James Reston’s ‘Sherman, the Peacemaker’ in an open-air theatre also in Rappahannock County,” he continued.

From Washington Times

Their task at building community is complicated by their location, the former Rappahannock Oyster Bar inside Union Market, a food hall with early closing hours and a demonstrated willingness to give loyal vendors the boot.

From Washington Post