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debouch definition

de·bouch (dē bo̵̅o̅s̸h′, di-)

intransitive verb

  1. Mil. to come forth from a narrow or shut-in place into open country
  2. to come forth; emerge

Etymology: Fr déboucher, to emerge from < dé- (see de-) + bouche, mouth, opening < L bucca, cheek: see buccal

noun

a débouché

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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