different between outwall vs outfall

English

Etymology

out- +? wall

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?tw??l/

Noun

outwall (plural outwalls)

1. An exterior wall.
2. (obsolete, figuratively) External appearance.

English

Etymology 1

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”).

Verb

outfall (third-person singular simple present outfalls, present participle outfalling, simple past outfell, past participle outfallen)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To burst forth, as upon an enemy; make a sally.

Etymology 2

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

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.

Derived terms

• flapped outfall
• outfall sewer
• sea outfall

Anagrams

• fall out, fall-out, fallout