debouch

verb de·bouch \di-ˈbau̇ch, -ˈbüsh, dē-\

Definition of DEBOUCH

transitive verb

: to cause to emerge : discharge

intransitive verb

: to march out into open ground <troops debouching from the town>

: emerge, issue <rivers debouching into the sea>

— de·bouch·ment \-mənt\ noun

French déboucher, from dé- de- + bouche mouth, from Old French boche, from Latin bucca cheek

First Known Use: 1745

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