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- pronunciation:
- dih
baUch
[or]
de
bush
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
debouches, debouching, debouched |
| definition 1: |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country.
After hours of moving single-file along the forest trail, the troops debouched onto a grassy plain where they set up camp. |
| definition 2: |
of a river or the like, to flow from a narrow valley into a larger channel or open plain.
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| definition 3: |
to come out; emerge.
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| related words: |
flood, vent |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an outlet from a narrow place into open country.
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| derivation: |
debouchment (n.) |
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