Main Entry:

de·bouch

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈbau̇ch, -ˈbüsh, dē-\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

French déboucher, from dé- de- + bouche mouth, from Old French boche, from Latin bucca cheek

Date:

1745

transitive verb : to cause to emerge : discharge intransitive verb 1 : to march out into open ground <troops debouching from the town> 2 : emerge, issue <rivers debouching into the sea>

— de·bouch·ment \-mənt\ noun