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outfalls

outfalls is the plural of outfall.

outfalls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outfall.

Meaning of outfall

Noun

outfall (plural 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, [...].1961 October, Voyageur, “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 601

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What is outfalls the plural of?
Outfalls is the plural of outfall.

Words near outfalls in the dictionary

  1. outfacing
  2. outfake
  3. outfall
  4. outfallen
  5. outfalling
  6. outfalls
  7. outfame
  8. outfamed
  9. outfames
  10. outfaming
  11. outfangenthef

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