departure
IPA: dɪpˈɑrtʃɝ
noun
- The act of departing or something that has departed.
- A deviation from a plan or procedure.
- (euphemistic) A death.
- (navigation) 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.
- (surveying) The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
- (law) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another
- (obsolete) Division; separation; putting away.
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Examples of "departure" in Sentences
- The date of departure is up in the zone.
- The departure of good contributors is alarming.
- His departure was amicable and the show continued.
- The departure was peaceful compared to the entrance.
- The departure of the lifeboats was not without incident.
- The departure was accompanied by a newfound sense of concern.
- In 2007 the departure of the bassist made the a duo of the group.
- As of the time of the departure of Service, the group became a trio.
- It is also famous as the departure point of the Flight of the Earls.
- In the context of the times this feature of the programme was a bold departure.
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