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outfall

outfall

1 8.0
The place where a river or drain flows into a larger body of water
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtˌfɔl/
  • Specialized
: desagüe
  • Total length of the river from the head to its outfall into the sea.
  • outfall tunnel
  • Sewage outfall
  • outfall pipe

Examples

  • After heavy rains, the outfall of the drainage system was overflowing into the nearby park.

  • Annual surveys begun in 1985, says Howarth, demonstrated that hypoxia was most often found west of the outfalls of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The political controversy over the outfall has become highly charged.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Perhaps the most interesting scenario is a potential clash between the Endangered Species Act and the outfall project.

    Academic text (1992)
  • STOP's main goal is to keep MWRA from building the outfall tunnel.

    Academic text (1992)
  • MWRA's response to the outfall controversy has evolved over time.

    Academic text (1992)
  • EPA also believes that the new studies will support its original decision to approve the siting of the outfall tunnel.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Four surface water sites (two creeks, one ditch, and one field tile outfall) were also selected for sampling.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Typical applications include intake, outfall water lines, stormwater, wastewater, and industrial effluents.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Only after continued monitoring and baseline research, STOP argues, can it be determined whether the outfall tunnel is environmentally and economically justified.

    Academic text (1992)

Surface Forms

outfall singular
outfalls plural

Morphology

outfall = fall (transparent) = out + fall

Formed from 'out' + 'fall' and directly denotes the place where water falls/flows out, which learners can readily infer. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Outfall is made of out- 'out' and fall 'to fall or flow', so it is the place where a river, drain, or sewer 'falls' or flows out into another body of water.