outfall

present singular third person outfalls · participle present outfalling · past outfell · participle past outfallen

1. obsoletetransitiveTo burst forth, as upon an enemy; make a sally.

plural outfalls

1. obsoleteA sudden eruption of troops from a fortified place; sally.
2. dialectalA quarrel; a falling out.
3. The point or place of discharge of a river, drain, culvert, sewer, etc.; mouth; embouchure.

   The rules focus primarily on two crucial operating features: seawater intakes and outfalls.

   2014 October 18, Matt Weiser, “Could desalination solve California’s water problem?”, in The Sacramento Bee, retrieved 20150315

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   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, [...].

   1961 October, Voyageur, “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 601