Meuse
Dutch Maas [mahs] /mɑs/ . a river in western Europe, flowing from northeastern France through eastern Belgium and southern Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
a department in northeastern France. 2,409 sq. mi. (6,240 sq. km). Capital: Bar-le-Duc.
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How to use Meuse in a sentence
From thence the Meuse flows to the north till it enters Belgium a short distance beyond the town of Givet.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondA state of war was the normal condition of society in the Valley of the Meuse and throughout the Ardennes.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondEight hundred persons, tied together in pairs, were thrown into the Meuse and drowned.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondEmerging from this defile, it crosses the French frontier, and joins the Meuse near Montherm.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondThe clocks were sent up the Meuse in barges to France, and there turned into copper money.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
British Dictionary definitions for Meuse
/ (mɜːz, French møz) /
a department of N France, in Lorraine region: heavy fighting occurred here in World War I. Capital: Bar-le-Duc. Pop: 191 728 (2003 est). Area: 6241 sq km (2434 sq miles)
a river in W Europe, rising in NE France and flowing north across E Belgium and the S Netherlands to join the Waal River before entering the North Sea. Length: 926 km (575 miles): Dutch name: Maas
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