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Definition of Scheldt river
1. Noun. A river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea.
Group relationships: Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium, France, French Republic
Generic synonyms: River
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scheldt River
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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