"debouche" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dɪˈbuːʃ/ [UK] Forms: debouches [present, singular, third-person], debouching [participle, present], debouched [participle, past], debouched [past]
Etymology: From French déboucher (“to unblock, uncork; to finish; to culminate”), from dé- (“un-”) + boucher (“to block, stop”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|déboucher||to unblock, uncork; to finish; to culminate}} French déboucher (“to unblock, uncork; to finish; to culminate”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} debouche (third-person singular simple present debouches, present participle debouching, simple past and past participle debouched)
  1. (military, of a body of soldiers) To enter into battle. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-debouche-en-verb-dTdVtEoK Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (hydrology, of a river or stream) To discharge into a larger body of water such as a lake or sea. Categories (topical): Hydrology
    Sense id: en-debouche-en-verb-6g~8C8LV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Topics: geography, hydrology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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