débouché

[ dey-boo-shey ]
/ deɪ buˈʃeɪ /

noun

Fortification. a passage or opening through which troops may debouch.
an outlet; an exit.

Origin of débouché

1750–60; < French, noun use of past participle of déboucher to debouch

Words nearby débouché

dzo, dzongka, dzungaria, dáil éireann, dávila y padilla, débouché, déboulés, déboîté, débridement, débrouillard, décime

Example sentences from the Web for debouche

  • They debouche from the woods and the defiles of the mountains.

    The Scalp Hunters |Mayne Reid

  • The creatures bounded along with a wild and graceful freedom, until they reached the debouche of the pass into the valley.

    Adle Dubois |Mrs. William T. Savage