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 of departure
1375–1425; late Middle English <Old French departëure; compare Anglo-French departir (noun use of infinitive). See depart, -ure
SYNONYMS FOR departure
1 leaving, going, exit, leave-taking.
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OTHER WORDS FROM departure
non·de·par·ture,nounpre·de·par·ture,noun
Words nearby departure
Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, department store, departure, depasture, depauperate, depend, dependable, dependant
Prior to their departure, workers at the center run the mail through large sorting machines to separate out which mail should go where.
Info About Local Post Office Operations Is Conflicting and Hard to Come By|Ashly McGlone and Kate Nucci|August 27, 2020|Voice of San Diego
At first, the new approach did not seem to lead to any important departures from the standard predictions.
Schrödinger’s Cat When Nobody Is Looking - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Daniel Sudarsky|August 26, 2020|Nautilus
Reshape the economy away from work-based valueOne of the greatest challenges in a departure from work is for people to find value elsewhere in life.
The Global Work Crisis: Automation, the Case Against Jobs, and What to Do About It|Peter Xing|August 6, 2020|Singularity Hub
His departure followed an investigation commissioned by the district that stemmed from a series of internal complaints among the staff.
Morning Report: Tensions, Then a Pricey Resignation at National School District|Voice of San Diego|July 20, 2020|Voice of San Diego
After spending two months on leave, he negotiated a departure deal in April this year that included 10 months’ pay, or $147,000, district records show.
Accusations Flew, Then National School District Official Got Paid to Resign|Ashly McGlone|July 20, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The poet apparently collapsed in the street upon his departure from “The Horse” and died not long after.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But while his departure was “inexpressibly painful,” he never succumbed to bitterness.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, the departure of 70-year-old Jeffries seems 10 years too late.
Abercrombie & Ditch: The Fall of the House of Tween|Lizzie Crocker|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The last editor-in-chief, Kim Osorio, stepped down in April 2013, with no official announcement regarding her departure.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine|Alex Suskind|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With the departure of all GLS staff from Iraq, there is no one remaining who can verify your time worked on the GLS contract.
Obama Went to War to Save Them, But They Can’t Get U.S. Visas|Christine van den Toorn, Sherizaan Minwalla|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The morning after our departure was very foggy, and towards noon we had to slow down to less than half speed.
Under the Dragon Flag|James Allan
Differences with the managers had nothing to do with Count Rumfords departure from London.
The Royal Institution|Bence Jones
Any departure from Science is an irreparable loss of Science.
Rudimental Divine Science|Mary Baker Eddy
Manly, himself, did not oppose her departure; he felt it was best she should go.
Love After Marriage; and Other Stories of the Heart|Caroline Lee Hentz
When the time of his departure approached, he resolved to chant a Te Deum pontifically.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
British Dictionary definitions for departure
departure
/ (dɪˈpɑːtʃə) /
noun
the act or an instance of departing
a deviation or variation from previous custom; divergence
a project, course of action, venture, etcselling is a new departure for him
nautical
the net distance travelled due east or west by a vessel
Also called: point of departurethe latitude and longitude of the point from which a vessel calculates dead reckoning