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outfall¹

  • /ˈaʊtˌfɔl/ US
  • /ˈaʊtˌfɑl/ cot caught merger

Where it comes from

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 outfalls · outfalling · outfell · outfallen

  1. obsolete, transitive To burst forth, as upon an enemy; make a sally.

outfall²

  • /ˈaʊtˌfɔl/ US
  • /ˈaʊtˌfɑl/ cot caught merger

Where it comes from

From out- + fall. Compare Dutch uitval (“outburst, sally, eruption”), German Ausfall (“falling out, sally”), Swedish utfall (“sally, issue”).

noun outfalls

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

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@misc{outfall_2026,
  title = {outfall},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outfall},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}