DEBOUCH Definition & Meaning

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debouch

[ dih-boosh, -bouch ]

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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.

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debouch

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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��é��ǳܳ��édebuʃe fortifications an outlet or passage, as for the exit of troops

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of debouch¹

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of debouch¹

C18: from French ��é��ǳܳ��, from ��é- dis ¹+ bouche mouth, from Latin bucca cheek

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We debouched from the bus feeling shaken but freshly energized, like we’d busted out of a hostage situation.

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Precisely three minutes behind schedule, the Dutch planned-death establishment debouched for refreshments.

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It would subside for a time and I'd think the blockage had cleared, but then a few days later up it returned, debouching on to the floor, buckling the parquet.

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Moreover, he has built the new glaciers in places where they will thaw at exactly the right time, and debouch their contents directly onto farmers’ fields.

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After having mastered exhaustion and fatigue, the Believers debouched in the sandy bed of a broad wadi which seemed to their bruised and bleeding feet like a carpet of the richest pile.

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