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 • Nov. 3, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022

As I trudge alongside the Scheldt, Antwerper after Antwerper whizzes past on sit-up-and-beg bikes.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2017

Rotterdam, just across the Scheldt River, is Europe’s largest port.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2016

But these cities have nothing in common, and if the Scheldt was open, and remained open, Ostend would not suffer any damage from it.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various