Rapidan

American  

[rap-i-dan] / ˌræp ɪˈdæn /

noun

1. a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.

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Example Sentences

Natural gas supplies the bulk of “Iran’s electricity, supports residential heating and cooking, and underpins a significant industrial sector,” said Fernando Ferreira, a geopolitical analyst at Washington-based energy-research firm Rapidan Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“The primary holders of spare capacity — Saudi Arabia and the UAE — have been cut off from global oil markets, effectively eliminating the industry’s traditional shock absorber,” Rapidan said of the Iran conflict.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

The 2019 attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq processing facility, for instance, briefly knocked roughly 7 million barrels per day offline, notes Bob McNally, president of consultancy Rapidan Energy Group.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

“I think prices are starting to melt up,” said Robert McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Group, a research firm.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2023

There were the cannon that had thundered on the banks of the Rapidan and in the valley of the Shenandoah.

From Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches by Randall, Homer