departure

UK: /dɪˈpɑː^rtʃə^r/ US: /dɪˈpɑrtʃɚ/ ,(di pär′chər)

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de•par•ture /dɪˈpɑrtʃɚ/   n. 

1. an act or instance of departing:
   [countable] There are ten departures daily.
   [uncountable] Our departure is at seven a.m.

See -par-.

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de•par•ture  (di pär′chər), n. 

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. [Navig.]
   • Naval Terms the distance due east or west traveled by a vessel or aircraft.
   • Nautical See point of departure. 
4. Surveying the length of the projection, on the east-west reference line, of a survey line.
5. [Archaic.] death.

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

Synonyms

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

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departure / dɪˈpɑːtʃə/ noun

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. the net distance travelled due east or west by a vessel
5. a euphemistic word for death