outfall

noun /ˈaʊtˌfɔl/

1. A sudden eruption of troops from a fortified place; sally.

   obsolete

2. 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, [...].

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry outfall (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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