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)
Flemish and Dutch name: Schelde (ˈsxɛldɛ). French name: Escaut
Scheldt in American English
(skɛlt)
river flowing from N France through Belgium and the Netherlands into the North Sea:c. 270 mi (435 km)