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Rappahannock

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Rap·pa·han·nock  (rp-hnk)
A river of northeast Virginia rising in the Blue Ridge and flowing about 341 km (212 mi) generally southeast to form a long estuary that empties into Chesapeake Bay.
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Noun1.Rappahannock - a river that flows across eastern Virginia into the Tidewater region
Rappahannock River
Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War


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He desired to say, "All quiet on the Rappahannock," but the guns refused to permit even a comment upon their uproar.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
I went, as I have said, over the bay, to the place where my brother, once a husband, lived; but I did not go to the same village where I was before, but went up another great river, on the east side of the river Potomac, called Rappahannock River, and by this means came on the back of his plantation, which was large, and by the help of a navigable creek, or little river, that ran into the Rappahannock, I came very near it.
The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders by Defoe, Daniel View in context
All serene on the Rappahannock, troops in fine condition, commisary department well conducted, the Home Guard under Colonel Teddy always on duty, Commander in Chief General Laurence reviews the army daily, Quartermaster Mullet keeps order in camp, and Major Lion does picket duty at night.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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