Definition of departure

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Departure (n.) The distance due east or west which a person or ship passes over in going along an oblique line.

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Southing :: Southing (n.) Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing..
Department :: Department (v. i.) Act of departing; departure.
Flight :: Flight (n.) The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape or expected evil; hasty departure..
Total :: Total (a.) Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss..
Departure :: Departure (n.) Deviation or abandonment, as from or of a rule or course of action, a plan, or a purpose..
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting..
Exit :: Exit (n.) Any departure; the act of quitting the stage of action or of life; death; as, to make one's exit..
Elopement :: Elopement (n.) The act of eloping; secret departure; -- said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation..
Off :: Off (adv.) Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off..
Quicken :: Quicken (a.) To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one's steps or thoughts; to quicken one's departure or speed..
Pardon :: Pardon (v. t.) To give leave (of departure) to.
Transitoriness :: Transitoriness (n.) The quality or state of being transitory; speedy passage or departure.
Embargo :: Embargo (n.) An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail.
Exode :: Exode (n.) Departure; exodus; esp., the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt..
Passage :: Passage (v. i.) Removal from life; decease; departure; death.
Depart :: Depart (n.) A going away; departure; hence, death..
Westing :: Westing (n.) The distance, reckoned toward the west, between the two meridians passing through the extremities of a course, or portion of a ship's path; the departure of a course which lies to the west of north..
Ab- :: Ab- () A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away , separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A-(6)..
Egress :: Egress (n.) The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure..
Departure :: Departure (n.) Division; separation; putting away.
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