outletnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈaʊt.let/us/ˈaʊt.let/outlet noun [ C ] (WAY OUT)
a way, especially a pipe or hole, for liquid or gas to go out:
a waste water outlet
an outlet pipe
C2 a way in which emotion or energy can be expressed or made use of:
Her work provided no outlet for her energies and talents.
Writing poetry was his only form of emotional outlet.
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Building: plumbing & pipes & sewage
- ballcock
- bleed
- cesspit
- cistern
- conduit
- culvert
- leakage
- mixer tap
- overflow
- pipeline
- piping
- plughole
- plumb
- plunger
- siphon
- standpipe
- stopcock
- tubing
- U-bend
- washer
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outlet noun [ C ] (SHOP)
C2 a shop that is one of many owned by a particular company and that sells the goods that the company has produced:
a fast-food outlet
a retail outlet
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Shops & auctions
- army disposals store
- army surplus store
- army-navy store
- art gallery
- auction
- department store
- discount store
- discount warehouse
- druggist
- drugstore
- megastore
- milk bar
- newsagent
- newsstand
- off-licence
- superstore
- swap meet
- sweet shop
- tabletop sale
- tag sale
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outlet noun [ C ] (ELECTRICITY)
C1 US a power point
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Electrical switches & connections
- connector
- cord
- cordless
- dimmer
- dimmer switch
- dip switch
- docking station
- electrical outlet
- ground
- jack
- jack plug
- plug (sth) in/plug (sth) into sth
- put sth on
- put sth out 1
- remote control
- shaver point
- socket
- switch
- wiring
- zapper
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