Walcheren

American  

[wahl-khuh-ruhn, -ruh, wahl-guh-] / ˈwɑl xə rən, -rə, ˈwɑl gə- /

noun

1. an island in SW Netherlands: part of Zeeland province. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).

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Walcheren British  

/ ˈwɑlxərə /

noun

1. an island in the SW Netherlands, in the Scheldt estuary: administratively part of Zeeland province; suffered severely in World War II, when the dykes were breached, and again in the floods of 1953. Area: 212 sq km (82 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Montlaur pushed on in the Normandy campaign for more than two months and saw his last combat in November 1944, during an amphibious invasion of the heavily-guarded Dutch island of Walcheren.

From Fox News • Mar. 20, 2019

When the canopy of clouds finally lifted, I understood what had drawn him back to Walcheren.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2012

Determined to see how the tiltometer worked, Michael joined the landing at Walcheren in November 1944, and was lucky to survive; both the landing craft were sunk.

From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2010

The sturdy Dutch inhabitants of Walcheren Island did not want to leave their flooded homes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sound sense and experience of an old Walcheren man might have its weight with them.

From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James