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departure

[dih-pahr-cher]

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noun

an act or instance of departing: the time of departure; a hasty departure.

divergence or deviation, as from a standard, rule, etc.: a departure from accepted teaching methods.

Navigation.

the distance due east or west traveled by a vessel or aircraft.

point of departure.

Surveying. the length of the projection, on the east-west reference line, of a survey line.

Archaic. death.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French departëure; compare Anglo-French departir (noun use of infinitive). See depart, -ure

Related forms

non·de·par·ture, noun

pre·de·par·ture, noun

Synonyms
1. leaving, going, exit, leave-taking.

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Example Sentences

His scheduled departure is part of a system cost-cutting plan that requires some small campuses to share presidents.

In fact, the departure of a boss is often a sign that a board has failed too.

Actual value may vary based on airfare fluctuations and distance between departure and destination.

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His scheduled departure is part of a system cost-cutting plan that requires some small campuses to share presidents.

In fact, the departure of a boss is often a sign that a board has failed too.

Actual value may vary based on airfare fluctuations and distance between departure and destination.

However, perhaps your comment gives away the reason for your departure.

Actual value of may vary based on point of departure.

Layers of ragù and creamy, nutmeg-scented béchamel are a subtle departure from the familiar cheese-laden lasagna favored by.

The lowest price tends to hit between eight and two weeks before departure.

His departure came as a disappointment to nonprofit-college lobbyists but not as a surprise.

Still, the makeover marks a departure for the vapid broadsheet.

Peter's haven't been paid in nearly three months and their threatened departure will create a scandal.

Positive feedback is a response to change from the normal condition that increases the departure even more.

Neat animals nonetheless, certainly a fascinating departure from the giant herbivores.

She also loved that new cherry color makes this a true departure from the familiar gold rudbeckia.

It was an unopened bottle, bought in the departure area,.

Giljum can continue working at the campus represents a departure from their previous position.

His eventual departure was therefore not surprising.

The new research marks a significant departure from previous studies.

In my own judgement, any measures that involved a real departure from routine would need more evidence.

It is an odd departure from the anticipated script of mayhem and murder.

That's a big departure for the young interactive television industry, which is used to storing consumer information on servers.

McGee nor the college would give the reasons for the bioethicist's departure.

He has survived countless forecasts of his imminent departure.

The big day requires a wee-hours, headlamp-illuminated departure.

Confusing the question of numbers was the constant arrival and departure of people from the reservations.

The two-tone dots go clickety-clack, a reminder of old-style airport departure boards.

Kimbrough's departure as a reduction in force, saying the deputy chancellor's position was no longer needed.

With his departure star astern and his destination star ahead, he could keep to his course.

Each of the year's three previous shuttle countdowns had ended with an on-the-dot departure.

Drake decided on a departure from the usual trench-digging technology.

No thank you, sir, unless your date of departure is early and firm.

But the departure of the heroic cowboy has opened some room for gentler, more reflective voices.

Hugs and handshakes marked our reluctant departure as the last light faded from the gray and snowy sky.

But either way, it's a huge departure from the bite-size stories so many people worry are taking over the conversation.

And it stated that the sudden departure of high-level administrators had created instability at the college.

And he should also be praised for the manner of his departure.

Be sure to review wildlife and bear safety tips before your departure.

And it's a complete departure from our right to be left alone".

Some offices are quite rigid about arrival and departure times and others more flexible.

True, you can't buy a visa online and grab it at the departure gate-but you can come close.

Salman starts calling her on the eve of her departure.

My departure is going to really squeeze the department as far as teaching power.

Since the departure of last weekend's pummeling storms, the weather has been on the city's side.

The dhow's port of departure and destination are still uncertain.

His departure induced in us all a collective sigh of relief.

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World English Dictionary

departure (dɪˈpɑːtʃə)

—n
1.	the act or an instance of departing
2.	a deviation or variation from previous custom; divergence
3.	a project, course of action, venture, etc: selling is a new departure for him
4.	nautical
	a. the net distance travelled due east or west by a vessel
	b. Also called: point of departure the latitude and longitude of the point from which a vessel calculates dead reckoning
5.	a euphemistic word for death

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Word Origin & History

departure

1520s, from O.Fr. desparteure, from L.L. *dispartitura, from dispartire (see depart).

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