Associations to the word «Debouch»
Noun
- Glacier
- Fjord
- Ravine
- Thoroughfare
- Vicksburg
- Kilometer
- Plain
- Staircase
- Corridor
- Sediment
- Stream
- Cavern
- Valley
- Trail
- Plaza
- Rue
- Cavalry
- Meadow
- Plateau
- Tunnel
- River
- Flank
- Strait
- Path
- Alley
- Bay
- Battery
- Boulevard
- Column
- Pass
- Basin
- Infantry
- Shore
- Refuge
- Passage
- Brigade
- Artillery
- Chamber
- Mile
- Rear
- Length
- Mountain
- Hill
- Street
- Forest
- Canal
- Bridge
- Corps
- Square
- Direction
- Enemy
- Troop
- Lane
- Summit
- Road
- Sea
- Staff
- Guard
- Army
- Corner
- Avenue
- Bottom
- Wood
- Right
- Lake
- Small
Adjective
Wiktionary
DEBOUCH, noun. (geography) A narrow outlet from which a body of water pours.
DEBOUCH, noun. (military) A fortress at the end of a defile.
DEBOUCH, verb. (intransitive) To pour forth from a narrow opening; to emerge from a narrow place like a defile into open country or a wider space.
Dictionary definition
DEBOUCH, verb. March out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments debouched from the valley".
DEBOUCH, verb. Pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.