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de⋅bouch⋅ment

  [di-boosh-muhnt, -bouch-]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of debouching.
2. Also, de⋅bou⋅chure  [di-boo-shoor, di-boo-shoor] . Physical Geography. a mouth or outlet, as of a river or pass.
Origin:
1820–30; < F débouchement. See debouch, -ment
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de·bouch·ment   (dĭ-bouch'mənt, -bōōsh'-)   
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of marching from a narrow, confined area into the open.
  2. A debouchure.
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