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outfall

[ out-fawl ]

noun

  1. the outlet or place of discharge of a river, drain, sewer, etc.


outfall

/ ˈaʊtˌfɔːl /

noun

  1. the end of a river, sewer, drain, etc, from which it discharges


outfall

/ outfôl′ /

  1. The place where a sewer, drain, or stream discharges.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of outfall1

First recorded in 1620–30; out- + fall

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Example Sentences

The next, your Honor, is an outfall betwixt a butcher and a baker.

The Nene still has its outfall here, and flows through the town in a fine sweep locally called the Brink.

Sanitary officer 24th Division called re beer used at Dranoutre taken from becque ¾ mile below Locre sewage outfall.

The stream which discharges there into the bay is like a lake for want of outfall.

All of them had collected in the pouring rain and were watching the outfall in the ditches.

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