Escaut

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • The river Scheldt, which springs modestly in Northern France but becomes navigable for seaships in Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands.

Origin

  • Borrowed from French Escaut, from Latin Scaldis.

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