outfall

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtˌfɔl/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtˌfɑl/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English outfallen, equivalent to out- +‎ fall. Compare Dutch uitvallen (“to fall out, sally”), German ausfallen (“to fall out, lunge”), Swedish utfalla (“to fall out”). ==== Verb ==== outfall (third-person singular simple present outfalls, present participle outfalling, simple past outfell, past participle outfallen) (transitive, obsolete) To burst forth, as upon an enemy; make a sally. === Etymology 2 === From out- +‎ fall. Compare Dutch uitval (“outburst, sally, eruption”), German Ausfall (“falling out, sally”), Swedish utfall (“sally, issue”). ==== Noun ==== outfall (plural outfalls) (obsolete) A sudden eruption of troops from a fortified place; sally. (dialectal) A quarrel; a falling out. The point or place of discharge of a river, drain, culvert, sewer, etc.; mouth; embouchure. ===== Derived terms ===== flapped outfall outfall sewer sea outfall === Anagrams === fall out, fall-out, fallout