departure
The act of departing or something that has departed.
Example
“The departure was scheduled for noon.”
Other meanings
A deviation from a plan or procedure.
The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
Synonyms
- leaving
- exit
- going
- going away
Antonyms
- arrival
Related words
- nondeparture
- postdeparture
- predeparture
- estimated time of departure
- departure gate
- departure time
- point of departure
- time of departure
- departure lounge
- departure tax
- hold-departure order
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “departure” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.