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de·bouch

 (dĭ-bouch′, -bo͞osh′)
v. de·bouched, de·bouch·ing, de·bouch·es
v.intr.
1. To march from a narrow or confined area into the open.
2. To emerge; issue: "His companions still lay in the bed of the ravine, through which the smaller stream debouched" (James Fenimore Cooper).
v.tr.
To cause to emerge or issue.

[French déboucher : dé-, out of (from Old French des-; see de-) + bouche, mouth (from Latin bucca, cheek, mouth).]
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debouch

(dɪˈbaʊtʃ)
vb
1. (Military) (intr) (esp of troops) to move into a more open space, as from a narrow or concealed place
2. (Physical Geography) (intr) (of a river, glacier, etc) to flow from a valley into a larger area or body
n
(Fortifications) fortifications Also called: débouché an outlet or passage, as for the exit of troops
[C18: from French déboucher, from dé- dis1 + bouche mouth, from Latin bucca cheek]
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de•bouch

(dɪˈbaʊtʃ; esp. for 2 -ˈbuʃ)

v.i.
1. to emerge; issue.
2. to march out from a narrow or confined place into open country, as a body of troops.
[1655–65; < French déboucher=dé- dis-1 + -boucher, v. derivative of bouche mouth < Latin bucca cheek, jaw]
de•bouch′ment, n.
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debouch


Past participle: debouched
Gerund: debouching

Imperative
debouch
debouch
Present
I debouch
you debouch
he/she/it debouches
we debouch
you debouch
they debouch
Preterite
I debouched
you debouched
he/she/it debouched
we debouched
you debouched
they debouched
Present Continuous
I am debouching
you are debouching
he/she/it is debouching
we are debouching
you are debouching
they are debouching
Present Perfect
I have debouched
you have debouched
he/she/it has debouched
we have debouched
you have debouched
they have debouched
Past Continuous
I was debouching
you were debouching
he/she/it was debouching
we were debouching
you were debouching
they were debouching
Past Perfect
I had debouched
you had debouched
he/she/it had debouched
we had debouched
you had debouched
they had debouched
Future
I will debouch
you will debouch
he/she/it will debouch
we will debouch
you will debouch
they will debouch
Future Perfect
I will have debouched
you will have debouched
he/she/it will have debouched
we will have debouched
you will have debouched
they will have debouched
Future Continuous
I will be debouching
you will be debouching
he/she/it will be debouching
we will be debouching
you will be debouching
they will be debouching
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been debouching
you have been debouching
he/she/it has been debouching
we have been debouching
you have been debouching
they have been debouching
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been debouching
you will have been debouching
he/she/it will have been debouching
we will have been debouching
you will have been debouching
they will have been debouching
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been debouching
you had been debouching
he/she/it had been debouching
we had been debouching
you had been debouching
they had been debouching
Conditional
I would debouch
you would debouch
he/she/it would debouch
we would debouch
you would debouch
they would debouch
Past Conditional
I would have debouched
you would have debouched
he/she/it would have debouched
we would have debouched
you would have debouched
they would have debouched
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.debouch - march out (as from a defile) into open grounddebouch - march out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments debouched from the valley"
march, process - march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"
2.debouch - pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river"
egress, come forth, emerge, go forth, come out, issue - come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"
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Translations

debouch

[dɪˈbaʊtʃ] VI (frm) to debouch into [river] → desembocar en
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debouch

vi (troops)hervorbrechen, debouchieren (old); (river)münden, sich ergießen
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References in classic literature ?
The regiments destined for the expedition began to debouch from the city.
I had forged ahead for perhaps a mile or more without hearing further sounds, when the trail suddenly debouched onto a small, open plateau near the summit of the pass.
Tarzan had almost reached the point where the trail debouched upon the open river bottom when he saw a family of lions approaching along the path from the direction of the river.
At the turn in the cleft the stairs ended, and the path was level; but it wound and twisted in a serpentine fashion, until suddenly at a sharp angle it debouched upon a narrow court, across which loomed an inner wall equally as high as the outer.
When this horde of crazed women debouched on the next department, Those who worked there joined in the stampede to escape from they knew not what danger.
At the bottom of a flight of narrow steps the corridor turned sharply back upon itself, immediately making another turn in the original direction, so that at that point it formed a perfect letter S, the top leg of which debouched suddenly into a large chamber, illy lighted, and the floor of which was completely covered by venomous snakes and loathsome reptiles.
The spoor lay directly along the trail for another half-mile when the way suddenly debouched from the forest into open land and there broke upon the astonished view of the ape-man the domes and minarets of a walled city.
The scout had stood, while making his observations, sheltered by a brake, and his companions still lay in the bed of the ravine, through which the smaller stream debouched; but on hearing his low, though intelligible, signal the whole party stole up the bank, like so many dark specters, and silently arranged themselves around him.
Sharma's notice prior to filing the case also quoted one of her tweets, where she had alleged that " criminal and debouch" Sharma was having an affair with a lady, who was allegedly under unauthorised surveillance.
The aim was to "debouch into the Valley of the Po" and, in that flat land, to encircle the German Army in a noose of armour so that the infantry could destroy the trapped enemy.
I was assured that the Division was then ready to debouch for a dash towards Chawinda.
Arrivals are at the lower level and debouch into a triple-height canyon over which bridges connect the road spine to the check-in hall, which follows the curve of the crescent.