river flowing from NE France, through Belgium & the Netherlands, into the North Sea: c. 575 mi (925 km)
See Meuse in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(myo͞oz, mœz) also Maas(mäs)
A river of western Europe flowing about 901 km (560 mi) from northeast France through eastern Belgium and the southern Netherlands to the North Sea. Its valley was the scene of severe fighting during World Wars I and II.