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.
  1. to emerge from a relatively narrow valley upon an open plain: A river or glacier debouches on the plains.
  2. to flow from a small valley into a larger one.
to come forth; emerge.

noun

débouché.

Origin of debouch

1655–65; < French déboucher, equivalent to dé- dis-1 + -boucher, verbal derivative of bouche mouth < Latin bucca cheek, jaw

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH debouch

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Words related to debouch

pound, patrol, parade, move, file, traipse, proceed, space, boot, tramp, progress, stomp, strut, promenade, step, journey, tread, advance, mount, pace

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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