Definition of debouchure in English:

debouchure

noun dɪbʊˈʃʊədibo͞oˈSHo͝or

The mouth of a river or valley.
Example sentencesExamples
- It bends sharply to the right and flows southward, almost parallel to the lake shore, for more than 30 miles, to its debouchure at Milwaukee.
- Washing the walls of the town of Cumana - situated on its margin on the west side of its debouchure - is a long narrow arm of the sea.
- What was the position of this debouchure in the time of Herod the Great?
- Mr. Balfour saw that they had left the river, and were pushing up the debouchure of a sluggish little affluent.
- This view is taken from the American side, and presents the debouchure of the waters of Niagara into Lake Ontario, from a point of great advantage.
Synonyms
mouth, river mouth, firth

Origin

Mid 19th century: alteration of embouchure, on the pattern of debouch.

Definition of debouchure in US English:

debouchure

noundibo͞oˈSHo͝or

The mouth of a river or valley.
Example sentencesExamples
- This view is taken from the American side, and presents the debouchure of the waters of Niagara into Lake Ontario, from a point of great advantage.
- It bends sharply to the right and flows southward, almost parallel to the lake shore, for more than 30 miles, to its debouchure at Milwaukee.
- Mr. Balfour saw that they had left the river, and were pushing up the debouchure of a sluggish little affluent.
- What was the position of this debouchure in the time of Herod the Great?
- Washing the walls of the town of Cumana - situated on its margin on the west side of its debouchure - is a long narrow arm of the sea.
Synonyms
mouth, river mouth, firth

Origin

Mid 19th century: alteration of embouchure, on the pattern of debouch.

词汇	debouchure
释义	Definition of debouchure in English: debouchure noun dɪbʊˈʃʊədibo͞oˈSHo͝or The mouth of a river or valley. Example sentencesExamples It bends sharply to the right and flows southward, almost parallel to the lake shore, for more than 30 miles, to its debouchure at Milwaukee. Washing the walls of the town of Cumana - situated on its margin on the west side of its debouchure - is a long narrow arm of the sea. What was the position of this debouchure in the time of Herod the Great? Mr. Balfour saw that they had left the river, and were pushing up the debouchure of a sluggish little affluent. This view is taken from the American side, and presents the debouchure of the waters of Niagara into Lake Ontario, from a point of great advantage. Synonyms mouth, river mouth, firth Origin Mid 19th century: alteration of embouchure, on the pattern of debouch. Definition of debouchure in US English: debouchure noundibo͞oˈSHo͝or The mouth of a river or valley. Example sentencesExamples This view is taken from the American side, and presents the debouchure of the waters of Niagara into Lake Ontario, from a point of great advantage. It bends sharply to the right and flows southward, almost parallel to the lake shore, for more than 30 miles, to its debouchure at Milwaukee. Mr. Balfour saw that they had left the river, and were pushing up the debouchure of a sluggish little affluent. What was the position of this debouchure in the time of Herod the Great? Washing the walls of the town of Cumana - situated on its margin on the west side of its debouchure - is a long narrow arm of the sea. Synonyms mouth, river mouth, firth Origin Mid 19th century: alteration of embouchure, on the pattern of debouch.
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