The Scheldt (/ ʃɛlt, skɛlt / SHELT, SKELT; French: Escaut [ɛsko]; Dutch: Schelde [ˈsxɛldə] ⓘ) is a 435-kilometre-long (270 mi) [4] river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea.

Escaut (French: [ɛsko], Dutch: Schelde) was a department of the French First Republic and French First Empire in present-day Belgium and Netherlands. It was named after the river Scheldt (Escô, Schelde), which is called the Escaut in French.

L'Escaut (de Schelde en néerlandais, l' Escô en wallon) est un fleuve européen de 355 km de long, qui traverse trois pays (France, Belgique et Pays-Bas), avant de se jeter en mer du Nord.

Escaut may refer to: Scheldt River, Escaut in French; MV Escaut, a number of ships with this name; Escaut (department), the former French département

The canalized river Escaut begins at Cambrai, where it connects with the Canal de Saint-Quentin, and runs through the industrial towns of Denain and Valenciennes before crossing the Belgian border at Mortagne, a distance of 59km. The river subsequently flows past Ghent and Antwerp before debouching in the North Sea.

Define Escaut. Escaut synonyms, Escaut pronunciation, Escaut translation, English dictionary definition of Escaut. n the French name for the Scheldt Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000,...

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

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Le Parc naturel des Plaines de l’Escaut étend ses 46.500 ha sur sept communes : d’ouest en est, Tournai, Rumes, Brunehaut, Antoing, Péruwelz, Belœil et Bernissart. Cœur de nature, le Parc naturel se situe au sud de la Wallonie picarde, à deux pas de Lille ou Mons.

Escaut noun. The river Scheldt, which springs modestly in Northern France but becomes navigable for seaships in Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands. Etymology: From Escaut, from Scaldis.