outfall
n.
estuary, mouth of a river; source, origin
Outfall
An outfall is the discharge point of a waste stream into a body of water; alternatively it may be the outlet of a
river,
drain or a
sewer where it discharges into the
sea, a
lake or the like.A
wastewater treatment system discharges treated effluent to a water body from an outfall. An
ocean outfall may be conveyed several miles offshore, to discharge by
nozzles at the end of a spreader or T-shaped structure. Outfalls may also be constructed as an outfall tunnels or subsea tunnels and discharge effluent to the ocean via one or more
risers with nozzles.
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outfall
Noun
1. the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water
(hypernym) exit, issue, outlet, way out
Outfall
(n.)
The mouth of a river; the lower end of a water course; the open end of a drain, culvert, etc., where the discharge occurs.
(n.)
A quarrel; a falling out.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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The place where effluent is discharged into receiving waters.
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