Schelde
geographical name
Schel·de
| \ ˈskel-də
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variants:
or Scheldt \ ˈskelt
\
or French Escaut \ e-ˈskō
\
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or French Escaut \ e-ˈskō
\
Definition of Schelde
river 270 miles (434 kilometers) long in western Europe flowing from northern France through Belgium into the North Sea in the Netherlands