outfall

[out-fawl]

out·fall

[out-fawl]
noun
the outlet or place of discharge of a river, drain, sewer, etc.

Origin:
1620–30; out- + fall
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outfall (ˈaʊtˌfɔːl)
 
n
the end of a river, sewer, drain, etc, from which it discharges

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outfall   (out'fôl')  Pronunciation Key 
The place where a sewer, drain, or stream discharges.
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