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outfall

noun

  1. discharge point of a waste stream into a body of water
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtˌfɔl/ / /ˈaʊtˌfɑl/

noun

Etymology: From out- + fall. Compare Dutch uitval (“outburst, sally, eruption”), German Ausfall (“falling out, sally”), Swedish utfall (“sally, issue”).

  1. A sudden eruption of troops from a fortified place; sally.
  2. A quarrel; a falling out.
  3. The point or place of discharge of a river, drain, culvert, sewer, etc.; mouth; embouchure.

    “West of Keswick a short descent at 1 in 122 brings the train down to the low-lying and marshy ground between Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lake and to the crossing of the Derwent - the outfall from Derwentwater, [...].”

    “The rules focus primarily on two crucial operating features: seawater intakes and outfalls.”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English outfallen, equivalent to out- + fall. Compare Dutch uitvallen (“to fall out, sally”), German ausfallen (“to fall out, lunge”), Swedish utfalla (“to fall out”).

  1. To burst forth, as upon an enemy; make a sally.