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Definitions for Departure
[1] an act or instance of departing: the time of departure; a hasty departure.
[2] divergence or deviation, as from a standard, rule, etc.: a departure from accepted teaching methods.
[3] Navigation . the distance due east or west traveled by a vessel or aircraft. point of departure.
[4] Surveying . the length of the projection, on the east-west reference line, of a survey line.
[5] Archaic . death.
[6] the act or an instance of departing
[7] a deviation or variation from previous custom; divergence
[8] a project, course of action, venture, etc selling is a new departure for him
[9] nautical the net distance travelled due east or west by a vessel Also called: point of departure the latitude and longitude of the point from which a vessel calculates dead reckoning
[10] a euphemistic word for death
Words related to Departure
retirement, flight, evacuation, escape, removal, exit, separation, withdrawal, exodus, passage, takeoff, retreat, walkout, shift, change, abandonment, egress, farewell, migration, vacation
Words nearby Departure
department of veterans affairs, department store, departmental store, departmentalism, departmentalize, departure, depasture, depauperate, depend, dependable, dependant
Origin of Departure
1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French departëure; compare Anglo-French departir (noun use of infinitive). See depart, -ure
Other words from Departure
non·de·par·ture , noun
pre·de·par·ture , noun
Synonyms for Departure
escape, evacuation, exit, exodus, flight, passage, removal, retirement, retreat, separation, takeoff, walkout, withdrawal, abandonment, adieu, decampment, desertion, egress, egression, embarkation, emigration, expatriation, farewell, getaway, going, goodbye, hegira, migration, parting, powder, recession, sailing, stampede, start, vacation, bow out, congé, going away, quitting, setting forth, setting out, taking leave, taking off, vanishing act, withdrawing