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Feb 9, 2010
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out•let



Pronunciation: (out'let, -lit), [key]
—n.
1. an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.
2. Elect.
a. a point on a wiring system at which current is taken to supply electric devices.
b. Also called out'let box". the metal box or receptacle designed to facilitate connections to a wiring system.
3. a means of expression or satisfaction: an outlet for one's artistic impulses.
4. a market for goods.
5. a store, merchant, or agency selling the goods of a particular wholesaler or manufacturer.
6. a local radio or television station that broadcasts the programs of a large network.
7. a river or stream flowing from a body of water, as a lake or pond.
8. the channel such a river or stream follows.
9. the lower end or mouth of a river where it meets a large body of water, as a lake or the sea.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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