Definitions

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  • verb military, of a body of soldiers To enter into battle.
  • verb hydrology, of a river or stream To discharge into a larger body of water such as a lake or sea.

Etymologies

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From French déboucher

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  • "fr. the outlet of a wood or narrow pass." (citation in list description)

    October 9, 2008