debouch

Definition of Debouch in English :

1. debouch, march out

march out (as from a defile) into open ground

Example Sentences:
'The regiments debouched from the valley'

2. debouch

pass out or emerge; especially of rivers

Example Sentences:
'The tributary debouched into the big river'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Debouch

verb

1. (intransitive)

(esp of troops) to move into a more open space, as from a narrow or concealed place

2. (intransitive)

(of a river, glacier, etc) to flow from a valley into a larger area or body

noun

3. Also called: débouché (French debuʃe) fortifications

an outlet or passage, as for the exit of troops

verb intransitive

1. Military

to come forth from a narrow or shut-in place into open country

2.

to come forth; emerge

noun

3.

a débouché

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.