Definition
The mouth of a river where it opens into a larger body of water, or more generally, any point of emergence or outlet.
Etymology
French 'débouchure', from 'déboucher' (to debouch), ultimately from 'bouche' (mouth). The geological sense emphasizes the 'mouth' of the river metaphorically.
Kelly Says
River deltas at debouchures are some of Earth's most dynamic ecosystems and politically contested regions—the Nile's debouchure feeds millions while the Danube's has been fought over for centuries. Nature literally creates valuable real estate at these transition points.
Translations
ARالعربية
مخرج
mu-kha-rij
BNবাংলা
প্রস্থান
pro-shthaan
CACatalà
sortida
sor-tee-da
DEDeutsch
Ausfluss
owːs-fluss
ELΕλληνικά
εξοδός
eks-o-dos
ESEspañol
desembocadero
des-em-bo-ka-de-ro
FRFrançais
débouche
de-buːʃ
HUMagyar
kimenet
ki-me-net
IDBahasa Indonesia
keluar
ke-la-ar
ITItaliano
imbocco
im-bo-kko
MSBahasa Melayu
keluaran
ke-la-u-ran
NLNederlands
uitgang
oot-gang
PLPolski
wyjście
vysh-chee
PTPortuguês
desembocadura
de-zem-bo-ka-du-ra
RORomână
ieșire
ye-shee-reh
SVSvenska
utgång
ut-gaang
SWKiswahili
kufungua
ku-fun-gwa
TAதமிழ்
வெளியேறு
ve-li-ya-e-ru
UKУкраїнська
вихід
vi-khid
VITiếng Việt
cửa ra
cư-va ra
ZUZU
ukusungela
u-ku-sun-ge-la