Potomac

[ puh-toh-muh k ]
/ pəˈtoʊ mək /

noun

a river flowing SE from the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, along the boundary between Maryland and Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. 287 miles (460 km) long.
a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.

British Dictionary definitions for potomac river

Potomac
/ (pəˈtəʊmək) /

noun

a river in the E central US, rising in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia: flows northeast, then generally southeast to Chesapeake Bay. Length (from the confluence of headstreams): 462 km (287 miles)

Cultural definitions for potomac river

Potomac River
[ (puh-toh-muhk) ]

A river that divides Washington, D.C., from Virginia.

notes for Potomac River

Sometimes used to refer loosely to Washington, D.C.: “Along the Potomac today, Congress met to vote on the budget.”