débouchén.
/deɪbuːˈʃeɪ/ 1. Military. An opening where troops debouch or may debouch; gen. a place of exit, outlet, opening.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [noun] > means of exit
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1760 London Mag. 29 171 The generals will take particular notice of the nine Debouché's, by which the army may advance to form in the plain of Minden.
1813 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) X. 545 Desirable to obtain possession of the débouchés of the mountains towards Vera.
1857 J. W. Croker Ess. French Revol. iv. 202 One gate, as an additional débouché for the crowd.
2. figurative. An opening, outlet, or market for goods.
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1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Rawson).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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