Outflow (Noun)
Meaning 1
A natural flow of ground water.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 2
The discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The rapid outflow of water from the broken dam caused widespread flooding in the nearby town.
- The engineers worked to reduce the outflow of oil from the damaged tanker to minimize environmental damage.
- The hospital staff monitored the patient's outflow of fluids to ensure they were receiving adequate hydration.
- The city's water treatment plant struggled to handle the outflow of sewage from the heavy rainfall.
- The technicians inspected the pipe to find the source of the outflow of compressed air that was causing the machinery to malfunction.