Scheldt

[ skelt ]

noun

1. a river in W Europe, flowing from N France through W Belgium and SW Netherlands into the North Sea. 270 miles (435 km) long.

Scheldt

/ ʃɛlt; skɛlt /

noun

1. a river in W Europe, rising in NE France and flowing north and northeast through W Belgium to Antwerp, then northwest to the North Sea in the SW Netherlands. Length: 435 km (270 miles) Flemish and Dutch nameScheldeˈsxɛldɛ French nameEscaut

Example Sentences

This event is held, when wind conditions are just right, in the southwestern province of Zeeland, on the Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier.

From New York Times

I paddled the canoe through the confluence of the Lys and Scheldt rivers.

From Washington Post

The only route to Antwerp, Belgium, a port needed by the Allies to ship supplies to troops, is through the Scheldt estuary in Zeeland, Netherlands.

From New York Times

The staged Battle of Scheldt is equally harrowing, recalling “Letters From Iwo Jima,” using smoky wide shots and silhouettes of soldiers for a thrilling confrontation.

From New York Times

Years earlier, Merrell, a physical oceanographer at Texas A&M University at Galveston, had toured the gigantic Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, a nearly 6-mile-long bulwark that prevents North Sea storms from flooding the southern Dutch coast.

From Salon