outfall

[ out-fawl ]

noun

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

Origin of outfall

First recorded in 1620–30; out- + fall

Words Nearby outfall

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How to use outfall in a sentence

From the outfall of the pandemic, it is hurting financially.
Morning Report: The YMCA Is at a Crossroads | Voice of San Diego | April 29, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
If you’re not an infrastructure nerd like me, you probably don’t pay much attention when driving by a pump station or walking past an outfall at the beach, unless it’s draining gross water over your head.
Environment Report: The High Cost of Getting Rid of Water | MacKenzie Elmer | February 8, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
Fletcher said we’re likely to see those numbers rise in the coming weeks as the true outfall from the holiday reveals itself.
Morning Report: City Attorney Prosecuting Fewer Domestic Violence Cases | Voice of San Diego | January 7, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
The next, your Honor, is an outfall betwixt a butcher and a baker.
Punch and Judy | Willliam J. Judd
The Nene still has its outfall here, and flows through the town in a fine sweep locally called the Brink.
Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely | Rev. Edward Conybeare.

Sanitary officer 24th Division called re beer used at Dranoutre taken from becque ¾ mile below Locre sewage outfall.
On the Fringe of the Great Fight | George G. Nasmith
The stream which discharges there into the bay is like a lake for want of outfall.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles Creighton
All of them had collected in the pouring rain and were watching the outfall in the ditches.
The Revolution in Tanner's Lane | Mark Rutherford

British Dictionary definitions for outfall

outfall

/ (ˈaʊtˌfɔːl) /

noun

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

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Scientific definitions for outfall

outfall

[ out′fôl′ ]

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

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