debouchment
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debouchment — [dā΄bo͞o shoor′, di bo͞o΄shoor′dē bo͞osh′mənt, dibo͞osh′mənt] n. [Fr débouchement] 1. the act of debouching 2. a mouth, as of a river; outlet: also debouchure [dā΄bo͞o shoor′, di bo͞o΄shoor′] … English World dictionary
debouchment — debouch ► VERB ▪ emerge from a confined space into a wide, open area. DERIVATIVES debouchment noun. ORIGIN French, from bouche mouth … English terms dictionary
debouchment — noun see debouch … New Collegiate Dictionary
debouchment — /di boohsh meuhnt, bowch /, n. 1. an act or instance of debouching. 2. Also, debouchure /di booh shoor, di booh shoor /. Physical Geog. a mouth or outlet, as of a river or pass. [1820 30; < F débouchement. See DEBOUCH, MENT] * * * … Universalium
debouchment — n. instance of marching from a narrow or confined area into the open … English contemporary dictionary
debouchment — de·bouch·ment … English syllables
debouchment — /dəˈbuʃmənt/ (say duh boohshmuhnt) noun 1. the act or fact of debouching. 2. a mouth or outlet, as of a river or pass …
debouchment — də̇ˈbüshmənt, dēˈ , bau̇ch noun ( s) Etymology: French débouchement, from déboucher + ment 1. : the act or process of debouching 2. : a mouth or outlet especially of a river … Useful english dictionary
debouch — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Fraser River — River, south central British Columbia, Can. Rising in the Rocky Mountains near Yellowhead Pass, it flows northwest and south nearly to the U.S. border. It then turns west through the Coast Mountains in a spectacular canyon to empty into the… … Universalium
