DEBOUCHE

Etymology

Verb

debouche (third-person singular simple present debouches, present participle debouching, simple past and past participle debouched)

(military, of a body of soldiers) To enter into battle.

(hydrology, of a river or stream) To discharge into a larger body of water such as a lake or sea.

Source: Wiktionary


Dé`bou`ché", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: A place for exit; an outlet; hence, a market for goods. The débouchés were ordered widened to afford easy egress. The Century.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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