outfall

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈaʊtˌfɔl/
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/ˈaʊtˌfɔl/ · /ˈaʊtˌfɑl/

Definition of outfall

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (obsolete, transitive)To burst forth, as upon an enemy; make a sally.
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verb

  1. (obsolete, transitive)To burst forth, as upon an enemy; make a sally.

noun

  1. (obsolete)A sudden eruption of troops from a fortified place; sally.
  2. (dialectal)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.”

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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”).

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