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departure
[ dih-pahr-cher ]
noun
- an act or instance of departing:
the time of departure; a hasty departure.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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.
- Surveying. the length of the projection, on the east-west reference line, of a survey line.
- Archaic. death.
departure
/ ɪˈɑːʃə /
noun
- the act or an instance of departing
- a deviation or variation from previous custom; divergence
- a project, course of action, venture, etc
selling is a new departure for him
- nautical
- the net distance travelled due east or west by a vessel
- Also calledpoint of departure the latitude and longitude of the point from which a vessel calculates dead reckoning
- a euphemistic word for death
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDzd·貹tܰ noun
- d·貹tܰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of departure1
Example Sentences
According to a source, there were no issues or controversies that prompted his departure.
Sources close to the California-based couple reject that this card was a breach of the agreement struck on their departure from royal duties.
More than any particular policy, Trump’s second try at the presidency has proved a stark departure from the first because, this time around, he is testing whether any limits exist on executive authority.
Hayes was a backup before the Lakers sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks as part of the trade for Doncic, and Davis’ departure shouldn’t have changed that.
The staff of “60 Minutes” was shaken by Owens’ departure.
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