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Meuse River
(redirected from Maas River)

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Noun1.Meuse River - a European riverMeuse River - a European river; flows into the North Sea
Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
Holland, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Netherlands, The Netherlands - a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
2.Meuse River - an American operation in World War I (1918)Meuse River - an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11
battle of St Mihiel, Saint-Mihiel, St Mihiel - a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France
First World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I - a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe


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visitor Aat van Toor enthused on a stop while cycling through the vast complex of some 10,000 hectares (nearly 25,000 acres) that stretches for more than 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the Maas River to where it spills into the North Sea.
Aware that they were pioneering a new type of city, the good burghers of Rotterdam filled it with museums, theatres and concert halls, with the two halves of the city linked over the Nieuwe Maas river by the impressive 808m-long Erasmusbrug (Erasmus bridge).
They were treated to talks by some top overseas pike anglers, including Dutch ace Michael Huigevoort who talked about how he targets the vast Maas river system.
 
 
 
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