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to debouch

to debouch

1 9.9
To come out of a narrow place into a wider open area
  • verb
  • /dɪˈbaʊtʃ/
  • Formal
translation icon : salir
  • But after a few minutes, the tunnel debouched into a larger space.
  • river debouches

Examples

  • - Confluence, where an endless river debouched onto

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The wood's stories would debouch in the kiln.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • As if I'd debouched from a straight, narrow canal into the open ocean.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • They turned huge taps in the gray plastic pipes that debouched from the side of the mountain.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • A tiny elevator carried three passengers at a time from the primary lock down the length of the hull and debouched us into a small cabin forward of the drive shields.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The thief sped along the cobblestones, leaping down the occasional flights of marble steps, until he came to where the road debouched into a small square.

  • She broke into the sunshine again as the lane debouched onto the High Street.

Synonyms

to march out
vsto debouch
7 4.4

Leave a building or narrow place walking together in neat rows

is broader, meaning emerge from narrow spaces into wider areas for people or things
to egress
vsto debouch
  • Formal
1 8.9

To leave a place by going out

specifies movement from narrow or confined spaces into wider open areas

Antonyms

to enter
∞ 1.0

To go into a building, room, or area

Surface Forms

debouch infinitive
debouched past
debouched past participle
debouching present participle
debouches third person singular

Etymology

The word debouch comes from French parts dé- 'out of' and bouche 'mouth'. So to debouch is to come 'out of the mouth' of a narrow place, which is why we say troops, a river, or a road can debouch into a wide area.