offletn.

Brit.

/ˈɒflɛt/, U.S.

/ˈɔfˌlɛt/,

/ˈɑfˌlɛt/, Scottish English

/ˈɔflɛt/

Forms: 1800s– offlet; Scottish 1700s offlett, 1800s– offlet.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off adv., let v.¹

Etymology: < off adv. + let v.¹, probably after outlet n., inlet n.

Originally Scottish. Now rare.

A channel or pipe for letting water off; a drainage outlet. Also more fully offlet pipe.

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the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > channel for conveyance of water > for surplus water

sluicea1552

watershoot1599

offlet?1744

dale1851

waste-way1881

spill1900

?1744 in H. Hamilton Select. Monymusk Papers (1945) 141 In wett spouty grounds, there should be drains cutt from the springs, etc. to an offlett and round stones throwen in.

1819 R. Southey Let. 10 Oct. (1965) II. 201 The most astonishing sight is the offlet for lowering the canal.

1838 F. W. Simms Public Wks. Great Brit. iii. 9 Offlets..constructed to carry away the water.

1875 A. Smith New Hist. Aberdeenshire ii. 936 The mouth or offlet of the loch.

2002 ourworld.compuserve.com 17 July (O.E.D. Archive) One major improvement [to Great Barford Bridge]..was the removal of the offlet pipes and their replacement with six gullies discharging through arch soffits.

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

单词	offlet
释义	offletn. Brit. /ˈɒflɛt/, U.S. /ˈɔfˌlɛt/, /ˈɑfˌlɛt/, Scottish English /ˈɔflɛt/ Forms: 1800s– offlet; Scottish 1700s offlett, 1800s– offlet. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off adv., let v.¹ Etymology: < off adv. + let v.¹, probably after outlet n., inlet n. Originally Scottish. Now rare. A channel or pipe for letting water off; a drainage outlet. Also more fully offlet pipe. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > channel for conveyance of water > for surplus water sluicea1552 watershoot1599 offlet?1744 dale1851 waste-way1881 spill1900 ?1744 in H. Hamilton Select. Monymusk Papers (1945) 141 In wett spouty grounds, there should be drains cutt from the springs, etc. to an offlett and round stones throwen in. 1819 R. Southey Let. 10 Oct. (1965) II. 201 The most astonishing sight is the offlet for lowering the canal. 1838 F. W. Simms Public Wks. Great Brit. iii. 9 Offlets..constructed to carry away the water. 1875 A. Smith New Hist. Aberdeenshire ii. 936 The mouth or offlet of the loch. 2002 ourworld.compuserve.com 17 July (O.E.D. Archive) One major improvement [to Great Barford Bridge]..was the removal of the offlet pipes and their replacement with six gullies discharging through arch soffits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1744
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