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disembogue

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbəʊɡ/
  • US: /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈboʊɡ/
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  • rhymes with -əʊɡ

1

verb

Meaning 1

To come out into the open sea from a river etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The ships disembogued from the harbour.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Spanish desembocar, from des- + embocar (“run into a creek or strait”), from boca (“mouth”).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: вливам се (vlivam se) — (of a river or waters) to pour out, to debouch
  • German: münden — (of a river or waters) to pour out, to debouch