Rappahannock

American  

[rap-uh-han-uhk] / ˌræp əˈhæn ək /

noun

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

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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

There Booth and Herold quenched their thirst and sought a ride south, across the Rappahannock River to Port Royal, then on to a nearby railroad station.

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