New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Debouch — De*bouch , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Debouched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Debouching}.] [F. d[ e]boucher; pref. d[ e] (L. dis or de) + boucher to stop up, fr. bouche mouth, fr. L. bucca the cheek. Cf. {Disembogue}.] To march out from a wood, defile, or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
debouch — index emanate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
debouch — is pronounced di bowch to rhyme with pouch … Modern English usage
debouch — ► VERB ▪ emerge from a confined space into a wide, open area. DERIVATIVES debouchment noun. ORIGIN French, from bouche mouth … English terms dictionary
debouch — [dē bo͞osh′, dibo͞osh′] vi. [Fr déboucher, to emerge from < dé (see DE ) + bouche, mouth, opening < L bucca, cheek: see BUCCAL] 1. Mil. to come forth from a narrow or shut in place into open country 2. to come forth; emerge n. a débouché … English World dictionary
Debouch — The port and city are the southern terminus of the Suez Canal that transits through Egypt and debouches into the Mediterranean Sea near Port Said. Debouch is a term used in river and stream geography, and the military. Contents 1 G … Wikipedia
debouch — 1. noun /dɪˈbuːʃ,dɪˈbæʊʧ/ a) A narrow outlet from which a body of water pours. In level portions of the country vertical shafts are preferred, but where the mine is situated upon a hill a debouch may often be found below the sulphur seam, ... b)… … Wiktionary
debouch — verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) 1 technical if a river, road etc debouches somewhere, it comes out from a narrow place into a wider place 2 formal if people debouch from one place to another, they move out of one place into somewhere larger … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
debouch — /di boohsh , bowch /, v.i. 1. 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. 2. Physical Geog. a. to emerge from a relatively narrow valley upon an open… … Universalium
debouch — To open or empty into another part. [Fr. bouche, mouth] … Medical dictionary
