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

Rapidan Energy Group says the 20% disruption from “Gulf War III” is more than double the prior record set in 1956-57.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

That spare capacity in the past has also constrained price upside, which will require International Energy Agency members to step in and release strategic stocks, said Rapidan.

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

On the 7th of April I was ordered, with the part of my command that had originally served with the Army of Northern Virginia, back to service with General Lee on the Rapidan.

From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James