IJssel

Or Ijs·sel

[ahy-suhl]

noun

1. a river in the central Netherlands, flowing N to the IJsselmeer: a branch of the Rhine River. 70 miles (110 km) long.

IJssel

/ ˈɛisəl, ˈaɪsəl /

noun

1. a river in the central Netherlands: a distributary of the Rhine, flowing north to the IJsselmeer. Length: 116 km (72 miles)

Example Sentences

Parts of the IJssel river, flowing north, are now so narrow that a ban has been imposed on ships passing each other.

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The Dutch economic affairs secretary, Mona Keijzer, who recently visited the sailors in the Dutch harbour of Kampen on the banks of the IJssel River, says she knows aid has fallen short.

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