Escaut

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proper noun

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

OriginFrench Escaut ← Latin Scaldis →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. LatinScaldis
  2. FrenchEscaut
  3. EnglishEscaut

Borrowed from French Escaut, from Latin Scaldis.

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APA

Escaut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Escaut

MLA

“Escaut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Escaut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Escaut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Escaut.

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