outfall

A noun referring to the outlet or discharge point of a river, drain, or other water source.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el lugar por donde un río, drenaje u otra fuente de agua desemboca o se vierte, o la acción de descargar ese caudal. Se refiere tanto al punto de salida como al conducto o estructura de descarga.

1. Water outlet C1 formal

   The place where a river, drain, or pipe releases water into a larger body of water, such as a sea or lake.

   • The river's outfall flows directly into the ocean.
   • Engineers inspected the outfall of the drainage system.
   • Pollution from the outfall affected the local marine life.

   🇪🇸Desembocadura artificial

   Sinónimos: dischargeestuarymouthoutlet

   Antónimos: inletintake

• outfalls plural form
• outfalls' possessive plural form
• outfall's possessive singular form