debouch
(verb) pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; “The tributary debouched into the big river”
debouch, march out
(verb) march out (as from a defile) into open ground; “The regiments debouched from the valley”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
debouch (plural debouches)
(geography) A narrow outlet from which a body of water pours.
(military) A fortress at the end of a defile.
debouch (third-person singular simple present debouches, present participle debouching, simple past and past participle debouched)
(intransitive) To pour forth from a narrow opening; to emerge from a narrow place like a defile into open country or a wider space.
• bouched
Source: Wiktionary
De*bouch", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Debouched; p. pr. & vb. n. Debouching.] Etym: [F. déboucher; pref. dé- (L. dis- or de) + boucher to stop up, fr. bouche mouth, fr. L. bucca the cheek. Cf. Disembogue.]
Definition: To march out from a wood, defile, or other confined spot, into open ground; to issue. Battalions debouching on the plain. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
