Po·to·mac (pə tō′mək)
river in the E U.S., forming a boundary of W.Va., Md., & Va., and flowing into Chesapeake Bay: 285 mi (459 km)
Etymology: < Algonquian; meaning unknown
All quiet along the Potomac.
McClellan, George Brinton
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