debouche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To enter into battle.
  2. To discharge into a larger body of water such as a lake or sea.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈbuːʃ/

Word forms

debouche debouches debouching debouched

Etymology

From French déboucher (“to unblock, uncork; to finish; to culminate”), from dé- (“un-”) + boucher (“to block, stop”).

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