Debouche
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈbuːʃ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Debouche is a verb meaning (military, of a body of soldiers) To enter into battle.
Meaning
(military, of a body of soldiers) To enter into battle.
More Meanings
- (hydrology, of a river or stream) To discharge into a larger body of water such as a lake or sea.
Example Sentences
he debouched by the great high road through the forest, in the rear of the Austrian and Bavarian armies, while General Moreau attacked in front.
He chose a place called Colmnakill, about six miles farther down the Spey, where a tributary stream, debouching into that river, gave him protection on one side
Word Forms
- debouches
- debouching
- debouched
Related Words
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