outfall meaning (obsolete): definition, etymology and quotations

outfall

verb

US /ˈaʊtˌfɔl/ · /ˈaʊtˌfɑl/

Etymology 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”).

Obsolete To burst forth, as upon an enemy; make a sally.

outfall

noun

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

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.

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:
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:

Derived terms: flapped outfall, outfall sewer, sea outfall