Debouchure

/ˌdeɪbʊˈʃʊr/ noun

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

AMአማርኛ
ውስጥ
wu-stit
ARالعربية
مخرج
mu-kha-rij
BNবাংলা
প্রস্থান
pro-shthaan
CACatalà
sortida
sor-tee-da
CSČeština
východ
vysh-od
DADansk
udgang
ud-gang
DEDeutsch
Ausfluss
owːs-fluss
ELΕλληνικά
εξοδός
eks-o-dos
ESEspañol
desembocadero
des-em-bo-ka-de-ro
FAفارسی
خروج
kho-rooj
FISuomi
ulos
u-los
FRFrançais
débouche
de-buːʃ
GUGU
દ્વાર
dva-ar
HAHA
fito
fi-to
HEעברית
יציאה
yit-sa-a
HIहिन्दी
निकास
ni-kaas
HUMagyar
kimenet
ki-me-net
IDBahasa Indonesia
keluar
ke-la-ar
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
imbocco
im-bo-kko
JA日本語
出口
de-kō-ku
KKKK
шығу
shy-gu
KMKM
ចេញ
chean
KO한국어
출구
chul-gu
MRMR
बाहेर
ba-he-er
MSBahasa Melayu
keluaran
ke-la-u-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ထွက်
htwe-k
NLNederlands
uitgang
oot-gang
NONorsk
utgang
ut-gang
PAPA
बाहਰ
ba-har
PLPolski
wyjście
vysh-chee
PTPortuguês
desembocadura
de-zem-bo-ka-du-ra
RORomână
ieșire
ye-shee-reh
RUРусский
выход
vy-khod
SVSvenska
utgång
ut-gaang
SWKiswahili
kufungua
ku-fun-gwa
TAதமிழ்
வெளியேறு
ve-li-ya-e-ru
TEతెలుగు
ప్ర출న
pra-chuna
THไทย
ทางออก
taang-ok
TLTL
labas
la-bas
TRTürkçe
çıktı
chı-ktı
UKУкраїнська
вихід
vi-khid
URاردو
خروج
kha-rooj
VITiếng Việt
cửa ra
cư-va ra
YOYO
wọ́
wo
ZH中文
出入口
chū rù kǒu
ZUZU
ukusungela
u-ku-sun-ge-la

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