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What does Escaut mean?

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Proper noun
  1. The river Scheldt, which springs modestly in Northern France but becomes navigable for seaships in Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands.
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On 24 October, Gamelin directed that an advance beyond the Escaut could only be possible if the French moved fast enough to forestall the Germans.
On 24 October, Gamelin directed that an advance beyond the Escaut was only feasible if the French moved fast enough to forestall the Germans.
The latter, after the loss of Lille, wished to defend the Escaut, without any regard to its extent of forty miles.
He was soon asked about the action of the Escaut, and why it had not been reported.
He has only seen a fat fry that he has gone from the other side of the Escaut to eat.

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