outfall

Meanings

Verb

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

Noun

• A sudden eruption of troops from a fortified place; sally.
• A quarrel; a falling out.
• The point or place of discharge of a river, drain, culvert, sewer, etc.; mouth; embouchure.

Origin

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