debouchure
UK/dɪˈbuːʃə/
debouchure noun: the outward opening of a river, creek, valley, or strait.
Noun
debouchure (plural debouchures)
- The outward opening of a river, creek, valley, or strait.
- Garay's project met with approval. It included an extensive system of navigable canals and irrigating ditches, all discharging into main arteries connected with the last collector, the grand canal, which was to have its debouchure at the Ametlac tunnel.(Can we date this quote?), Bancroft History of Mexico
- The bluffs of the Missouri are often clothed with vegetation as far as the debouchure of the Platte River.1862, Richard Francis Burton, The City of the Saints, Chapter 1
- Synonyms:
- debouchment, mouth
Synonyms of debouchure
Forms of debouchure
| plural | debouchures |
|---|---|
| alternative form | débouchure |
Origin of debouchure
French [Term?]
Questions about debouchure
- What does debouchure mean?
- Debouchure means the outward opening of a river, creek, valley, or strait.
- What part of speech is debouchure?
- Debouchure is a noun.
- How do you pronounce debouchure?
- Debouchure is pronounced /dɪˈbuːʃə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of debouchure?
- The plural of debouchure is debouchures.
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