v. de·bouched, de·bouch·ing, de·bouch·es v.intr. 1. To march from a narrow or confined area into the open. 2. To emerge; issue: "His companions still lay in the bed of the ravine, through which the smaller stream debouched" (James Fenimore Cooper). v.tr. To cause to emerge or issue. [French déboucher : dé-, out of (from Old French des-; see DE-) + bouche, mouth (from Latin bucca, cheek, mouth).] |
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