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debouch
[ dih-boosh, -bouch ]
/ dɪˈbuʃ, -ˈbaʊtʃ /
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verb (used without object)
to march out from a narrow or confined place into open country, as a body of troops: The platoon debouched from the defile into the plain.
Physical Geography.
- to emerge from a relatively narrow valley upon an open plain: A river or glacier debouches on the plains.
- to flow from a small valley into a larger one.
to come forth; emerge.
noun
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Origin of debouch
1655–65; <French déboucher, equivalent to dé-dis-1 + -boucher, verbal derivative of bouche mouth <Latin bucca cheek, jaw
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British Dictionary definitions for debouch
debouch
/ (dɪˈbaʊtʃ) /
verb
(intr) (esp of troops) to move into a more open space, as from a narrow or concealed place
(intr) (of a river, glacier, etc) to flow from a valley into a larger area or body
noun
Also called: débouché (French debuʃe) fortifications an outlet or passage, as for the exit of troops
Word Origin for debouch
C18: from French déboucher, from dé- dis 1 + bouche mouth, from Latin bucca cheek
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