debouch meaning

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debouch (verb): march out (as from a defile) into open ground.

debouch has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

debouch as a verb

  1. march out (as from a defile) into open ground
    • The regiments debouched from the valley

    Synonyms: march out

    Type of: march

  2. pass out or emerge; especially of rivers
    • The tributary debouched into the big river

    Type of: issue

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