outlet
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- //ˈaʊtlɛt//
- //ˈaʊtlɪt//
A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
nom
- 1
A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
- 2
Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
Jamie found doing martial arts was a great outlet for her stress.
Song of the bleeding throat, / Death’s outlet song of life, (for well dear brother I know, / If thou wast not granted to sing thou would’st surely die.)
- 3
A river that runs out of a lake.
- 4
A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
- 5
A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
I had to move the cupboard to get to the power outlet.
Étymologie
From Middle English outlete, outeleate, ut-lete, derived from Middle English outleten (“to allow, let out, emit”), equivalent to out- + let. Compare West Frisian útlit (“outlet”), Dutch uitlaat (“outlet”), German Auslass (“outlet”).
Formes
- pluriel
- outlets
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