outlet
an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.
Electricity.
a point on a wiring system at which current is taken to supply electric devices.
Also called outlet box . the metal box or receptacle designed to facilitate connections to a wiring system.
a means of expression or satisfaction: an outlet for one's artistic impulses.
a market for goods.
a store, merchant, or agency selling the goods of a particular wholesaler or manufacturer.
a local radio or television station that broadcasts the programs of a large network.
a river or stream flowing from a body of water, as a lake or pond.
the channel such a river or stream follows.
the lower end or mouth of a river where it meets a large body of water, as a lake or the sea.
Origin of outlet
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How to use outlet in a sentence
Other major news outlets made the same decision, hiding behind a misplaced sense of multicultural sensitivity.
The outlets giving these pronouncements the most airtime are Arabic news stations in the Gulf.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAbramson, biting her tongue, was widely portrayed in rival outlets as classily above the fray.
In recent years news outlets have documented the rise of so-called “birth tourism” here in America.
The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship | Keli Goff | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe next day, Gawker, InTouch, and other U.S. outlets picked up the story, but the Cosby story was still only a blip on Twitter.
How the World Turned on Bill Cosby: A Day-by-Day Account | Scott Porch | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
We soon found ourselves in narrow valleys, whose outlets appeared to be closed with high, rocky wells.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferIn the mean time, the two men were to enter and make careful examination of the main sewer and its adjacent outlets.
We all knew, however, that Roman catacombs have many outlets—this instance was not an exception.
Rule of the Monk | Giuseppe GaribaldiThey were said to be the only men acquainted with all the windings and outlets of the subterranean passages of this fortification.
It is said to be fifty miles in length to ten or fifteen in width, and to have no outlets.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. Standish
British Dictionary definitions for outlet
/ (ˈaʊtlɛt, -lɪt) /
an opening or vent permitting escape or release
a means for release or expression of emotion, creative energy, etc
a market for a product or service
a commercial establishment retailing the goods of a particular producer or wholesaler
a channel that drains a body of water
the mouth of a river
a point in a wiring system from which current can be taken to supply electrical devices
anatomy the beginning or end of a passage, esp the lower opening of the pelvis (pelvic outlet)
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