Scheldt

American  

[skelt] / skɛlt /

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.

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Scheldt British  

/ ʃɛlt, skɛlt /

noun

1. French name: Escaut.  Flemish and Dutch name: Schelde.  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)

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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

Tereos said the rinsing water leak was repaired on April 10 and river’s water quality was back to normal by April 13 on the French side of the Scheldt after aerators were installed.

From Reuters

During the Battle of Scheldt in the Netherlands in October 1944, the First Canadian Army was assigned the treacherous task of clearing Nazi troops to allow Allied supplies to get to the port of Antwerp.

From New York Times