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outfall

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈaʊtˌfɔl/Part of speech nounSorted afllotuStarts with OEnds with L0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water

Word origin

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”).

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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, [...].
  • The rules focus primarily on two crucial operating features: seawater intakes and outfalls.

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