2. Verb. (hydrology of a river or stream) To discharge into a larger body of water such as a lake or sea. ¹
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Definition of Debouche
1. an opening for the passage of troops [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Debouche
Literary usage of Debouche
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon by Adolphe Thiers (1864)
"... the front of Napoleon, and to debouche by Zittau on Gorlitz or Bautzen, the
same distribution should effect an equally prompt concentration of forces. ..."
2. Memoir of the three campaigns of major-general sir Archibald Campbell's army by Henry Havelock (1828)
"predicted that intelligence of the progress of this grand plan would reach the
adverse General in time to enable him to debouche from his lines, ..."
3. The Annals of Philosophy by Richard Phillips, E W Brayley (1822)
"Ganges td be at the debouche in the space of six or seven miles* I am fully
satisfied that if we could have gone further that we ..."
4. Manual for Engineer Troops by James Chatham Duane (1864)
"The right then retire and the left brigade execute the debouche from the left side
... About one hour is required to execute the double debouche, ..."
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