Definition of Scheldt River

1. Noun. A river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea.

Exact synonyms: Scheldt
Group relationships: Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium, France, French Republic
Generic synonyms: River

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scheldt River

Schede
Scheele
Scheele's green
Schefflera
Schefflera actinophylla
Scheherazade
Scheibe's deafness
Scheibler's reagent
Scheie
Scheie syndrome
Scheiner
Scheiner's experiment
Scheldt
Scheldt River (current term)
Schellong
Schellong-Strisower phenomenon
Schellong test
Scheme
Schemer
Schemers
Schenck
Schenck's disease
Schenectady
Schengen
Schengen Agreement
Schengen Area
Scheol
Scheuchzeriaceae

Literary usage of Scheldt River

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Story of the 91st Division (1919)
"Final Objective: Scheldt River, north and south of Aude- narde. The Division Commander assigned to the 182nd Brigade zone of action from the southern limit ..."

2. Atlas of European Historyby Earle Wilbur Dow by Earle Wilbur Dow (1907)
"... 18 Xo Say 3з Dd Sayn J2 Gc Sayn, county 22 Gc Scaldis, Lat. for Scheldt (river) Dc ... Scheldt, river. ..."

3. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"No effort was made against it, the British expending all of their efforts toward reaching the line of the Scheldt River. Here the British gave the best ..."

4. Subject Index to the Catalogue of the Library of the Institution of Civil by Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) Library (1904)
"Influence of the weirs of the Eastern Scheldt on the navigation of the Western Scheldt. CONRAD (FW), 1867 ; SCHELDT (River), 1866. ..."

5. Subject Index to the Catalogue of the Library of the Institution of Civil by Library (1904)
"CONRAD (FW), 1867 ; SCHELDT (River), 1866. Proposed barring of the East and Sloe ... SCHELDT (River), 1837. Seine Canalization. SEINE (River), 1827, p. 182. ..."

6. Geographical and Industrial Studies: The New Europe by Nellie Burnham Allen (1920)
"We sail about fifty miles up the Scheldt River, which is more like an arm of the sea than a river, before we arrive at the city. ..."

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