departure
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departure
- /dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/ UK
- /dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ UK
Where it comes from
From Old French deporteure (“departure; figuratively, death”). By surface analysis, depart + -ure.
noun departures
- The act of departing or something that has departed. The departure was scheduled for noon.
- A deviation from a plan or procedure. any departure from a national standard
- A death. The time of my departure is at hand.
- 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.
- The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve. The area is computed by latitudes and departures.
- The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another
- Division; separation; putting away. no other remedy […] but absolute departure
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: exit, release, expiration, loss, deviation, going away, divergence, passing, going, difference, leaving, depart, outbound, departing, egress, farewell
Translations
Every language
noun the act of departing
| Español | salida, partida, zarpa, ida |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 출발 chulbal, 발차 balcha |
| 日本語 | 出発 shuppatsu, 発車 hassha |
| 中文 | 出發 /出发 chūfā, 離開 /离开 líkāi, 發車 /发车 fāchē |
| हिन्दी | प्रस्थान prasthān, निकासी nikāsī |
| Português | partida |
| Français | départ |
| Deutsch | Abfahrt, Abreise, Abflug |
| Italiano | partenza |
| Ελληνικά | αναχώρηση anachórisi |
| Română | plecare |
| Русский | отправле́ние otpravlénije, вы́езд výjezd, отъе́зд otʺjézd, вы́лет výlet |
| Tiếng Việt | sự rời khỏi, sự ra đi |
| العربية | رَحِيل raḥīl, مُغَادَرَة muḡādara, إقْلَاع ʔiqlāʕ |
| עברית | הַפְלָגָה haflagá |
noun deviation from a plan or procedure
| Português | desvio |
|---|---|
| Français | déviation |
| Deutsch | Verlassen |
| Italiano | deviazione, punto di svolta |
| Русский | уклоне́ние uklonénije, отклоне́ние otklonénije, отступле́ние otstuplénije |
Talk about this word "departure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/departure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. departure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/departure "departure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/departure.Cite this
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title = {departure},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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