outletn.

Brit.

/ˈaʊtlɛt/, U.S.

/ˈaʊtˌlɛt/,

/ˈaʊtlət/

Forms: Middle English outelate, Middle English utlete, 1500s outleet, 1600s– outlet.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: outlet v.; out- prefix, let v.¹

Etymology: Either < outlet v., or < out- prefix + let v.¹, after outlet v. or to let out at let v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Compare Middle Dutch utelaet . Compare also inlet n.

a. A place or opening at which something escapes or is released; a means of issue; a way out, an exit; esp. an opening or channel for the passage of water, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [noun] > means of exit

outgangOE

gatec1175

outletc1275

outgoinga1387

water gatea1393

ish14..

issuec1400

outgatec1485

ushing1489

outway1571

egress1660

utterance1662

débouché1760

debouch1813

gateway1842

outgo1869

outfall1883

outcome1885

c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 1754 He wuneþ at portes hom At one tune ine dorsete Bi þare see in ore utlete [= by the sea in an outlet].

?a1450 in Neuphilol. Mitteilungen (1972) 73 202 (MED) Outelate.

1600 R. Hakluyt tr. G. B. Ramusio in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) III. 404 We were alwaies in good hope to find some out-let into the maine Ocean.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 150 Like the Caspian Sea, receiving all, and having no Out-let.

1727 H. Herbert tr. C. Fleury Eccl. Hist. I. 128 John..was master of the out-lets of the Temple.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. vi. 119 The Palmer, to whom every path and outlet in the wood appeared to be familiar, led the way.

1845 G. Budd On Dis. Liver 89 The abscess, if large, may discharge through more outlets than one.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 374/1 Pieces of the strata through which the volcano has forced an outlet.

1988 S. Afr. Panorama Apr. 42/1 The new entrance to the harbour is slightly south of the Bay's original outlet to the sea.

b. In extended use: a way out of a difficulty; a means of escape or relief; (also) a way of expressing or releasing emotion, energy, talent, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > means of escape

posternc1475

outgatec1485

resorta1500

meuse1528

gap1548

evasiona1555

outscapea1555

way1574

outlet1625

subterfuge1761

bolting-hole1789

flighta1822

getaway1876

out1919

bolt-hole1932

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [noun] > outward exhibition > outlet for

outlet1625

vent1667

safety valve1817

lightning rod1834

escapement1856

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 87 In such manner, as no Euill shall appeare so peremptory, but that it hath some Out-let of Hope.

1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 87 Prayer is the best out-let to fear.

1798 S. T. Coleridge Dungeon in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 139 Each pore and natural outlet shrivell'd up By ignorance and parching poverty.

1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. 1st Ser. (Boston ed.) xii. 296 The artist will find in his work an outlet for his proper character.

1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life xi. v. 427 An energetic nature seeking an outlet for energy.

1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist ii. 70 The ambition which he felt astir at times in the darkness of his soul sought no outlet.

1938 ‘G. Graham’ Swiss Sonata 260 You think Mlle Lemaitre and the average wife are doing the same thing; in different ways each one is seeking an outlet.

1991 J. Richardson Life of Picasso I. xiii. 205 His love for Picasso was no less intense for having no sexual outlet.

†c. figurative. Issue, outcome. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [noun] > outcome or that which results

issuea1325

outcominga1382

conclusionc1384

endc1385

fruita1400

finec1405

termination?a1425

sumc1430

succession1514

sequel1524

game1530

success1537

event1539

pass1542

increase1560

outgate1568

exit1570

cropc1575

utmosta1586

upshoot1598

sequence1600

upshot1604

resultance1616

upshut1620

succedenta1633

apotelesm1636

come-off1640

conclude1643

prosult1647

offcome1666

resultant1692

outlet1710

period1713

outcome1788

outrun1801

outcome1808

upset1821

overcome1822

upping1828

summary1831

outgo1870

upcomec1874

out-turn1881

end-product1923

pay-off1926

wash-up1961

1710 M. Henry On Psalms lxvi. 12 How glorious the issue was at last..for (1)..The outlet of the trouble is happy.

d. Anatomy. The opening of a cavity of the body; esp. the lower opening of the pelvic, thoracic, etc., cavities. Cf. inlet n. 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > internal organs > cavities occupied by internal organs > [noun] > opening of

outlet1793

1793 J. Bell Anat. Bones, Muscles, & Joints i. v. 140 The outlet of the pelvis is the lower circle again, composed by the arch of the pubis, and by the sciatic ligaments.

1828 J. Quain Elements Anat. ii. 69 The central line or axis of the inlet, differs very decidedly from that of the outlet;..both therefore decussate towards the centre of the pelvic cavity.

1906 A. M. Buchanan Man. Anat. I. 210 The true pelvis..presents a brim or inlet, a cavity, and an outlet.

1974 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. ii. xliii. 2/1 There are two areas which present the greatest potential mechanical obstruction to descent to the fetus, the pelvic brim and the effective bony outlet at the level of the ischial spines.

e. Economics and Business. Originally: a passage or communication system allowing for the conveyance of goods to a market. In later use: an agency, distributor, or market for goods; an establishment disposing of the produce of an area, manufacturer, etc.; esp. a shop, a retail store.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun]

retailour1445

outlet1803

waygate1833

point of sale1844

selling-point1953

POS1969

1803 T. Jefferson Address 17 Oct. in Writings (1984) 512 The Mississippi and its waters secure an independent outlet for the produce of the western States.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 373/1 Through its excellent water communication it affords an outlet for the agricultural produce of the district.

1933 Planning 1 vii. 5 Retail outlets..where improvements can be tried out and consumer reactions tested.

1966 Listener 17 Mar. 376/1 One may hope that the stimulus given by National Library Week will..lead to a permanent improvement in the outlets for the distribution of reading matter.

1994 Amer. Demographica Aug. 55/3 Home computers may become a major outlet for marketers.

f. A power point; an output socket in an electrical device.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical appliances or devices > [noun] > socket

socket1885

receptacle1887

wall plug1888

electric socket1892

keyholder1892

outlet1892

point1904

power point1912

power socket1922

socket outlet1934

lighter socket1946

line in1970

line out1970

out1980

1892 E. A. Merrill Electr. Lighting Specif. 77 The building shall be wired to——lamp outlets,——switch outlets... At each outlet the loose wire shall be neatly coiled and the ends carefully taped.

1917 A. L. Cook Interior Wiring iii. 213 Wherever there is an outlet, such as a lighting fixture or a switch.

1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard iv. 54 There was only one electric outlet from which a multiple plug sent fraying wires in all directions.

1972 C. L. Cooper in W. King Black Short Story Anthol. 221 He set it [sc. a tape recorder] down next to an..easy chair, unlatched the top, and plugged the cord into one of the wall outlets.

1992 Christian Sci. Monitor 14 Jan. 9 (advt.) With Phonex, you can turn any electrical outlet into a phone jack.

†2. In plural. The outlying parts of something; the suburbs of a town. Also: the suburban streets or roads passing into the country. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [noun] > the outside or exterior > outer or exterior part(s)

outwardOE

outpart1488

utter-side1577

outlets1583

outside1598

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > street > [noun] > in outskirts of town

out-street1587

outlets1762

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > suburb > collectively

suburbc1350

suburbans?c1400

suburblec1540

outshifts1592

skirts1616

environsc1660

outpart1722

outlets1762

suburbia1870

'burb1977

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie lix. 356 We see but the outleets (that is to say) the outermost partes of Godes Woorkes.

1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 239 A dismal looking house in the outlets of the town.

1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton I. 101 I hear the outlets about Dublin are delightful; you will be unpardonable if you don't visit them all.

1845 Farming for Ladies vi A box or villa..in the outlets.

†3. The action of letting out or discharging something; outflowing (literal and figurative). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [noun] > letting out

letting outa1475

out-letting1555

outlet1640

1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xi. 109 Melted away, and wasted by an extreame out-let of Love.

1844 R. W. Emerson Ess. 2nd Ser. ii. 56 Too irritable by pleasure and pain, so that life stagnates from too much reception, without due outlet.

1871 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David II. Ps. xxxix. 2 A flood gathering in force and foaming for outlet.

4. (a) U.S. A place into which something is released; spec. a pasture for cattle. Now rare. (b) English regional (Cheshire). A field, yard, or other enclosure attached to a house.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > courtyard > [noun] > (back or front) yard

yardOE

backside1450

stead1546

outyard1600

lot1657

backyard1659

outlet1667

area1712

back lot1714

backlet1724

door-yardc1764

front yard1767

rear yard1800

tenement yard1874

sitooterie1994

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > pasture > cattle pasture

ox pasturea1300

fugationa1483

cow-pasture1523

ox-grass1568

cow-gang1583

cow-gate1597

dairy-groundsa1618

cattle-range1640

outlet1667

cow-down1724

tack1804

cattle-gate1808

cow's grass1824

cattle station1851

cattle-run1853

cow-lease1854

cattle ranch1857

cattle-post1865

home range1871

cow-run1887

1667 G. Rawdon Let. 31 Aug. in Conway Lett. (1992) v. 290 The mount att the gate, and the outlett to lengthen the walke to the orchard are now done.

1708 Boston News-let. 8 Nov. 14/2 (advt.) There is a choice good Farm..containing three hundred and thirty three Acres, well wooded and water'd with considerable Out-lets and other advantages.

1723 Amer. Weekly Mercury 4 July 4/1 An Orchard lying at the eastern end of the Loadstones Barren, very convenient for an Out-let or Liberty.

1752 J. MacSparran Amer. Dissected (1753) 13 They will..raise great Quantities of neat Cattle, as the Climate is benign, and their Outlets or Commonages large.

1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) at Boozing Field The pasture which is contiguous to the booses, where the cows are tied up, and which is retained by an outgoing tenant as an outlet for his cattle.

1942 E. E. Dale Cow Country 203 Wide strips were left for trails across the Outlet and lands were also set aside for quarantine grounds.

5. A service, agency, or organization publishing or broadcasting information, esp. news. Often with modifier, as in media outlet, news outlet, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > broadcasting service > [noun]

field post1864

outlet1917

service1920

programme service1929

1917 N.Y. Times 5 Oct. 2/7 New German radio outlet. Dutch paper in Curacao now gets overseas news dispatches.

1974 Times 14 Oct. (Sheffield Suppl.) p. iv/9 With two newspapers, two radio stations and what may be the start of a television service of its own, Sheffield is better off for news outlets than it has been for a good many years.

2010 New Yorker 25 Jan. 38/3 As media outlets multiply and it becomes easier to disseminate information on the Web and on cable, the news cycle is getting shorter.

6. Sport (originally and chiefly Basketball). The passing of the ball, puck, etc., to a player who can initiate or complete an attacking break. Usually attributive in outlet pass.

ΚΠ

1963 N.Y. Times 30 Dec. 26/3 If we can cut off their outlet passes or hamper their dribbling down-court, we should be able to slow them down.

1972 N.Y. Times 10 Apr. 49/8 Trembley's outlet pass was taken away by Stemkowski and his backhander gave the rangers a 5-4 edge.

1977 Time 30 May 40/2 In their place came players tailored to Big Bill's skills: quick, sure-handed guards to snag his crisp outlet passes and start the fast break rolling.

1988 Basketball Scene Ann. 71/2 The key is for Cage to feed McMillan on the short outlet to establish Seattle's offense.

1993 Inside Sports May 36/1 He scans the wing wildly for his outlet man,..but Knight is out of position.

Compounds

General attributive.

C1.

outlet drain n.

ΚΠ

1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry I. 137 When this gentleman went to make the out-let drain [etc.].

1884 Cent. Mag. Nov. 47/2 Where the water is to be delivered to a sewer, I should in any case recommend the making of the outlet drain, or a part of it, with sand or very fine gravel.

1996 Conservation Biol. 10 1176/2 The Cienega de Santa Clara, supported by the Wellton–Mohawk main outlet drain extension.

outlet grating n.

ΚΠ

1898 Daily News 25 May 5/1 The fine subway under Shaftesbury-avenue, the outlet grating of which is visible at Piccadilly-circus.

outlet mechanism n.

ΚΠ

1891 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 220/1 The outlet mechanism employed with the Hyatt filters is ingenious and efficient.

1949 A. Koestler Insight & Outlook v. 69 In the gradually emerging sense of humour, we have a further outlet mechanism.

outlet pipe n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > other types of pipe

swan-pen1426

service pipe1718

standpipe1728

service1786

jet pipe1795

safety tube1803

gas pipe1807

outlet pipe1837

pipette1839

downpipe1846

nipple1863

downcomer1868

downcome1872

wyea1877

benda1884

Y brancha1884

gas line1887

sparge pipe1910

riser1962

marine riser1972

1837 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 25 Two outlet pipes communicating with the upper part of the boiler.

1924 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 97 171 As soon as possible after the completion of the run..the outlet pipe was connected to the large bag in which the expired air was collected.

1999 J. M. Coetzee Disgrace (2000) xvi. 138 Heavily he settles on one knee and begins to work the coupling over the outlet pipe.

outlet store n.

ΚΠ

1900 Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio) 11 Sept. 1/4 (advt.) The Manufacturers' Outlet Store..will open for business, Saturday, September 15.

1901 Lima (Ohio) Times-Democrat 22 Aug. 5/2 Louis Weil, of the Outlet store, has returned to Lima..—Delphos Herald.]

1910 New Castle (Pa.) News 17 Mar. 3 (advt.) A true picture of the remodeled outlet store.

1965 Jrnl. Business 38 181/1 These pseudowholesalers in furniture and carpet ‘outlet’ stores usually carried brands other than the four selected for this study.

1994 Gazette (Montreal) 5 Nov. j4/4 The expansion of shopping malls, outlet stores, big-box retailers [etc.].

C2.

outlet box n. a box giving access to connections to electrical wiring where it is led out of conduits.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > transmission of electricity, conduction > wire as conductor > [noun] > protective tube or trough > exit point

outlet box1906

1906 N. Harrison Electric Wiring vi. 133 With all metallic conduits whether flexible or not there are employed junction and outlet boxes.

1971 W. N. Alerich Electr. Constr. Wiring v. 92/1 An outlet box or the equivalent must be inserted at every point in the system where access to enclosed wires is necessary.

1999 N.Y. Times 13 Aug. e36/1 They spill from outlet boxes, which are fakes cast in black rubber, and snake across the gallery floor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	outlet
释义	outletn. Brit. /ˈaʊtlɛt/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌlɛt/, /ˈaʊtlət/ Forms: Middle English outelate, Middle English utlete, 1500s outleet, 1600s– outlet. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: outlet v.; out- prefix, let v.¹ Etymology: Either < outlet v., or < out- prefix + let v.¹, after outlet v. or to let out at let v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Compare Middle Dutch utelaet . Compare also inlet n. 1. a. A place or opening at which something escapes or is released; a means of issue; a way out, an exit; esp. an opening or channel for the passage of water, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [noun] > means of exit outgangOE gatec1175 outletc1275 outgoinga1387 water gatea1393 ish14.. issuec1400 outgatec1485 ushing1489 outway1571 egress1660 utterance1662 débouché1760 debouch1813 gateway1842 outgo1869 outfall1883 outcome1885 c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 1754 He wuneþ at portes hom At one tune ine dorsete Bi þare see in ore utlete [= by the sea in an outlet]. ?a1450 in Neuphilol. Mitteilungen (1972) 73 202 (MED) Outelate. 1600 R. Hakluyt tr. G. B. Ramusio in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) III. 404 We were alwaies in good hope to find some out-let into the maine Ocean. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 150 Like the Caspian Sea, receiving all, and having no Out-let. 1727 H. Herbert tr. C. Fleury Eccl. Hist. I. 128 John..was master of the out-lets of the Temple. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. vi. 119 The Palmer, to whom every path and outlet in the wood appeared to be familiar, led the way. 1845 G. Budd On Dis. Liver 89 The abscess, if large, may discharge through more outlets than one. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 374/1 Pieces of the strata through which the volcano has forced an outlet. 1988 S. Afr. Panorama Apr. 42/1 The new entrance to the harbour is slightly south of the Bay's original outlet to the sea. b. In extended use: a way out of a difficulty; a means of escape or relief; (also) a way of expressing or releasing emotion, energy, talent, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > means of escape posternc1475 outgatec1485 resorta1500 meuse1528 gap1548 evasiona1555 outscapea1555 way1574 outlet1625 subterfuge1761 bolting-hole1789 flighta1822 getaway1876 out1919 bolt-hole1932 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [noun] > outward exhibition > outlet for outlet1625 vent1667 safety valve1817 lightning rod1834 escapement1856 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 87 In such manner, as no Euill shall appeare so peremptory, but that it hath some Out-let of Hope. 1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 87 Prayer is the best out-let to fear. 1798 S. T. Coleridge Dungeon in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 139 Each pore and natural outlet shrivell'd up By ignorance and parching poverty. 1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. 1st Ser. (Boston ed.) xii. 296 The artist will find in his work an outlet for his proper character. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life xi. v. 427 An energetic nature seeking an outlet for energy. 1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist ii. 70 The ambition which he felt astir at times in the darkness of his soul sought no outlet. 1938 ‘G. Graham’ Swiss Sonata 260 You think Mlle Lemaitre and the average wife are doing the same thing; in different ways each one is seeking an outlet. 1991 J. Richardson Life of Picasso I. xiii. 205 His love for Picasso was no less intense for having no sexual outlet. †c. figurative. Issue, outcome. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [noun] > outcome or that which results issuea1325 outcominga1382 conclusionc1384 endc1385 fruita1400 finec1405 termination?a1425 sumc1430 succession1514 sequel1524 game1530 success1537 event1539 pass1542 increase1560 outgate1568 exit1570 cropc1575 utmosta1586 upshoot1598 sequence1600 upshot1604 resultance1616 upshut1620 succedenta1633 apotelesm1636 come-off1640 conclude1643 prosult1647 offcome1666 resultant1692 outlet1710 period1713 outcome1788 outrun1801 outcome1808 upset1821 overcome1822 upping1828 summary1831 outgo1870 upcomec1874 out-turn1881 end-product1923 pay-off1926 wash-up1961 1710 M. Henry On Psalms lxvi. 12 How glorious the issue was at last..for (1)..The outlet of the trouble is happy. d. Anatomy. The opening of a cavity of the body; esp. the lower opening of the pelvic, thoracic, etc., cavities. Cf. inlet n. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > internal organs > cavities occupied by internal organs > [noun] > opening of outlet1793 1793 J. Bell Anat. Bones, Muscles, & Joints i. v. 140 The outlet of the pelvis is the lower circle again, composed by the arch of the pubis, and by the sciatic ligaments. 1828 J. Quain Elements Anat. ii. 69 The central line or axis of the inlet, differs very decidedly from that of the outlet;..both therefore decussate towards the centre of the pelvic cavity. 1906 A. M. Buchanan Man. Anat. I. 210 The true pelvis..presents a brim or inlet, a cavity, and an outlet. 1974 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. ii. xliii. 2/1 There are two areas which present the greatest potential mechanical obstruction to descent to the fetus, the pelvic brim and the effective bony outlet at the level of the ischial spines. e. Economics and Business. Originally: a passage or communication system allowing for the conveyance of goods to a market. In later use: an agency, distributor, or market for goods; an establishment disposing of the produce of an area, manufacturer, etc.; esp. a shop, a retail store. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] retailour1445 outlet1803 waygate1833 point of sale1844 selling-point1953 POS1969 1803 T. Jefferson Address 17 Oct. in Writings (1984) 512 The Mississippi and its waters secure an independent outlet for the produce of the western States. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 373/1 Through its excellent water communication it affords an outlet for the agricultural produce of the district. 1933 Planning 1 vii. 5 Retail outlets..where improvements can be tried out and consumer reactions tested. 1966 Listener 17 Mar. 376/1 One may hope that the stimulus given by National Library Week will..lead to a permanent improvement in the outlets for the distribution of reading matter. 1994 Amer. Demographica Aug. 55/3 Home computers may become a major outlet for marketers. f. A power point; an output socket in an electrical device. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical appliances or devices > [noun] > socket socket1885 receptacle1887 wall plug1888 electric socket1892 keyholder1892 outlet1892 point1904 power point1912 power socket1922 socket outlet1934 lighter socket1946 line in1970 line out1970 out1980 1892 E. A. Merrill Electr. Lighting Specif. 77 The building shall be wired to——lamp outlets,——switch outlets... At each outlet the loose wire shall be neatly coiled and the ends carefully taped. 1917 A. L. Cook Interior Wiring iii. 213 Wherever there is an outlet, such as a lighting fixture or a switch. 1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard iv. 54 There was only one electric outlet from which a multiple plug sent fraying wires in all directions. 1972 C. L. Cooper in W. King Black Short Story Anthol. 221 He set it [sc. a tape recorder] down next to an..easy chair, unlatched the top, and plugged the cord into one of the wall outlets. 1992 Christian Sci. Monitor 14 Jan. 9 (advt.) With Phonex, you can turn any electrical outlet into a phone jack. †2. In plural. The outlying parts of something; the suburbs of a town. Also: the suburban streets or roads passing into the country. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [noun] > the outside or exterior > outer or exterior part(s) outwardOE outpart1488 utter-side1577 outlets1583 outside1598 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > street > [noun] > in outskirts of town out-street1587 outlets1762 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > suburb > collectively suburbc1350 suburbans?c1400 suburblec1540 outshifts1592 skirts1616 environsc1660 outpart1722 outlets1762 suburbia1870 'burb1977 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie lix. 356 We see but the outleets (that is to say) the outermost partes of Godes Woorkes. 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 239 A dismal looking house in the outlets of the town. 1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton I. 101 I hear the outlets about Dublin are delightful; you will be unpardonable if you don't visit them all. 1845 Farming for Ladies vi A box or villa..in the outlets. †3. The action of letting out or discharging something; outflowing (literal and figurative). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [noun] > letting out letting outa1475 out-letting1555 outlet1640 1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xi. 109 Melted away, and wasted by an extreame out-let of Love. 1844 R. W. Emerson Ess. 2nd Ser. ii. 56 Too irritable by pleasure and pain, so that life stagnates from too much reception, without due outlet. 1871 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David II. Ps. xxxix. 2 A flood gathering in force and foaming for outlet. 4. (a) U.S. A place into which something is released; spec. a pasture for cattle. Now rare. (b) English regional (Cheshire). A field, yard, or other enclosure attached to a house. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > courtyard > [noun] > (back or front) yard yardOE backside1450 stead1546 outyard1600 lot1657 backyard1659 outlet1667 area1712 back lot1714 backlet1724 door-yardc1764 front yard1767 rear yard1800 tenement yard1874 sitooterie1994 the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > pasture > cattle pasture ox pasturea1300 fugationa1483 cow-pasture1523 ox-grass1568 cow-gang1583 cow-gate1597 dairy-groundsa1618 cattle-range1640 outlet1667 cow-down1724 tack1804 cattle-gate1808 cow's grass1824 cattle station1851 cattle-run1853 cow-lease1854 cattle ranch1857 cattle-post1865 home range1871 cow-run1887 1667 G. Rawdon Let. 31 Aug. in Conway Lett. (1992) v. 290 The mount att the gate, and the outlett to lengthen the walke to the orchard are now done. 1708 Boston News-let. 8 Nov. 14/2 (advt.) There is a choice good Farm..containing three hundred and thirty three Acres, well wooded and water'd with considerable Out-lets and other advantages. 1723 Amer. Weekly Mercury 4 July 4/1 An Orchard lying at the eastern end of the Loadstones Barren, very convenient for an Out-let or Liberty. 1752 J. MacSparran Amer. Dissected (1753) 13 They will..raise great Quantities of neat Cattle, as the Climate is benign, and their Outlets or Commonages large. 1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) at Boozing Field The pasture which is contiguous to the booses, where the cows are tied up, and which is retained by an outgoing tenant as an outlet for his cattle. 1942 E. E. Dale Cow Country 203 Wide strips were left for trails across the Outlet and lands were also set aside for quarantine grounds. 5. A service, agency, or organization publishing or broadcasting information, esp. news. Often with modifier, as in media outlet, news outlet, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > broadcasting service > [noun] field post1864 outlet1917 service1920 programme service1929 1917 N.Y. Times 5 Oct. 2/7 New German radio outlet. Dutch paper in Curacao now gets overseas news dispatches. 1974 Times 14 Oct. (Sheffield Suppl.) p. iv/9 With two newspapers, two radio stations and what may be the start of a television service of its own, Sheffield is better off for news outlets than it has been for a good many years. 2010 New Yorker 25 Jan. 38/3 As media outlets multiply and it becomes easier to disseminate information on the Web and on cable, the news cycle is getting shorter. 6. Sport (originally and chiefly Basketball). The passing of the ball, puck, etc., to a player who can initiate or complete an attacking break. Usually attributive in outlet pass. ΚΠ 1963 N.Y. Times 30 Dec. 26/3 If we can cut off their outlet passes or hamper their dribbling down-court, we should be able to slow them down. 1972 N.Y. Times 10 Apr. 49/8 Trembley's outlet pass was taken away by Stemkowski and his backhander gave the rangers a 5-4 edge. 1977 Time 30 May 40/2 In their place came players tailored to Big Bill's skills: quick, sure-handed guards to snag his crisp outlet passes and start the fast break rolling. 1988 Basketball Scene Ann. 71/2 The key is for Cage to feed McMillan on the short outlet to establish Seattle's offense. 1993 Inside Sports May 36/1 He scans the wing wildly for his outlet man,..but Knight is out of position. Compounds General attributive. C1. outlet drain n. ΚΠ 1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry I. 137 When this gentleman went to make the out-let drain [etc.]. 1884 Cent. Mag. Nov. 47/2 Where the water is to be delivered to a sewer, I should in any case recommend the making of the outlet drain, or a part of it, with sand or very fine gravel. 1996 Conservation Biol. 10 1176/2 The Cienega de Santa Clara, supported by the Wellton–Mohawk main outlet drain extension. outlet grating n. ΚΠ 1898 Daily News 25 May 5/1 The fine subway under Shaftesbury-avenue, the outlet grating of which is visible at Piccadilly-circus. outlet mechanism n. ΚΠ 1891 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 220/1 The outlet mechanism employed with the Hyatt filters is ingenious and efficient. 1949 A. Koestler Insight & Outlook v. 69 In the gradually emerging sense of humour, we have a further outlet mechanism. outlet pipe n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > other types of pipe swan-pen1426 service pipe1718 standpipe1728 service1786 jet pipe1795 safety tube1803 gas pipe1807 outlet pipe1837 pipette1839 downpipe1846 nipple1863 downcomer1868 downcome1872 wyea1877 benda1884 Y brancha1884 gas line1887 sparge pipe1910 riser1962 marine riser1972 1837 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 25 Two outlet pipes communicating with the upper part of the boiler. 1924 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 97 171 As soon as possible after the completion of the run..the outlet pipe was connected to the large bag in which the expired air was collected. 1999 J. M. Coetzee Disgrace (2000) xvi. 138 Heavily he settles on one knee and begins to work the coupling over the outlet pipe. outlet store n. ΚΠ 1900 Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio) 11 Sept. 1/4 (advt.) The Manufacturers' Outlet Store..will open for business, Saturday, September 15. 1901 Lima (Ohio) Times-Democrat 22 Aug. 5/2 Louis Weil, of the Outlet store, has returned to Lima..—Delphos Herald.] 1910 New Castle (Pa.) News 17 Mar. 3 (advt.) A true picture of the remodeled outlet store. 1965 Jrnl. Business 38 181/1 These pseudowholesalers in furniture and carpet ‘outlet’ stores usually carried brands other than the four selected for this study. 1994 Gazette (Montreal) 5 Nov. j4/4 The expansion of shopping malls, outlet stores, big-box retailers [etc.]. C2. outlet box n. a box giving access to connections to electrical wiring where it is led out of conduits. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > transmission of electricity, conduction > wire as conductor > [noun] > protective tube or trough > exit point outlet box1906 1906 N. Harrison Electric Wiring vi. 133 With all metallic conduits whether flexible or not there are employed junction and outlet boxes. 1971 W. N. Alerich Electr. Constr. Wiring v. 92/1 An outlet box or the equivalent must be inserted at every point in the system where access to enclosed wires is necessary. 1999 N.Y. Times 13 Aug. e36/1 They spill from outlet boxes, which are fakes cast in black rubber, and snake across the gallery floor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † outletv. Forms: see out- prefix and let v.¹ Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch ūtelaten , Middle Low German ūtlāten , Middle High German ūzlāzen (German auslassen ) < the Germanic base of out- prefix + the Germanic base of let v.¹ Compare to let out at let v.¹ Phrasal verbs. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (ɑu·tlėt) /ˈaʊtlɪt/. Obsolete. transitive. To let out, pour forth, emit; to allow to leave. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > let out outleteOE letc1000 to let out1154 void14.. loose1568 to let forth1574 vent1587 to give vent1594 eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) liii. 413 Todælnessa ðara wætera utleton min eagan. OE West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Cambr.) v. 5 Ic min nett utlæte. c1225 (?OE) Soul's Addr. to Body (Worcester) (Fragm. C) l. 17 Þeo men beoþ þe bliþre..þet þin muþ is betuned; [þu] þeo teone ut lettest, þe heom sore grulde. c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 1131 (MED) Vp þou schotest a windowe, And þe persone þou out lete. 1599 J. Davies Nosce Teipsum 94 Like Buckets bottomlesse, which all out let. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. vii. 15 Nor ought that blood to be accounted lost, which is out-letted for a Noble master. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 406/2 The sewage.., which is ‘outletted’ (as I heard a flusherman call it) into the Thames. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2020). > see also also refers to : † out-letadj. < n.c1275v.eOE see also
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