In the March 6 edition of the Simcoe Reformer, the word debouchment was spelled incorrectly in the article about a spelling bee. From Wordnik.com. [Regret the Error] Reference
Again there was debouchment upon a river valley, that of the Little. From Wordnik.com. [Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert] Reference
Beyond, the passage widened and dipped into a debouchment with a pair of open doors. From Wordnik.com. [Time Streams]
With a mind needing debouchment more than his body needed to relieve itself in the toilet he stayed where he was, which was where there were windows. From Wordnik.com. [An Apostate: Nawin of Thais] Reference
The harbor is a very fine one, having sufficient depth to float vessels of the largest size, which is indicated by its color, being of a beautiful blue, and forming a strong contrast to that of the Typa, and the waters around Macào, which are discolored by the debouchment of the. From Wordnik.com. [Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas] Reference
The day before yesterday an edict against catching fish, being taken off as I supposed it would be on shewing the Rajah some flies, Blake and I went down, and repeated our visit yesterday; the bed of the river at the debouchment of the path leading towards Tongsa, is elevated 1,431 feet. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
Uzsok was a useful possession provided always that the northern debouchment could be cleared and an exit forced. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) Neuve Chapelle, Battle of Ypres, Przemysl, Mazurian Lakes] Reference
The predominant importance of the debouchment stretch of a river is indicated by the presence of such cities as London. From Wordnik.com. [Influences of Geographic Environment On the Basis of Ratzel's System of Anthropo-Geography] Reference
Certainly in the whole world there is no bolder coast than the Gallegan shore, from the debouchment of the Minho to Cape. From Wordnik.com. [The Pocket George Borrow] Reference
Bessarabia, Moldavia, and, following the line of demarcation drawn by the Danube, the whole territory at its debouchment. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 212, November 19, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.] Reference
There is no stone, and no running water except streams having their rise in the interior, passing through these hills to their debouchment into the river. From Wordnik.com. [The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest] Reference
Reaching the debouchment of the "Quaker road," I found the cavalry drawn up in order of battle -- a dispatch had been sent to hurry up the rest -- on the lower waters of the Rowanty, and General. From Wordnik.com. [Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee] Reference
This debouchment stretch gains in practical value and hence in permanent historical importance if it is swept by a scouring tide, which enables the junction of inland and maritime routes to penetrate into the land. From Wordnik.com. [Influences of Geographic Environment On the Basis of Ratzel's System of Anthropo-Geography] Reference
The enemy was at Krempna; as the crow flies the distance from Krempna to the northern debouchment of Lupkow is eighty miles; yet Lupkow was threatened, for the "line" or "front" is pierced -- the vital artery of the defense is severed. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) Neuve Chapelle, Battle of Ypres, Przemysl, Mazurian Lakes] Reference
It was dusk when I reached the debouchment of the "military road," and, tired and hungry, I was contemplating ruefully the long ride still before me, when rapid hoof-strokes behind me attracted my attention, and, turning my head, I recognized the bold figure of Mohun. From Wordnik.com. [Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee] Reference
A large affluent of the Platte, heading in the Black Hills, and, tracing its way in a northeasterly direction, through a timberless country, (in many places mere barren wastes,) makes its debouchment nearly fifteen miles above Scott's. From Wordnik.com. [ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE] Reference
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