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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•par•ture /dɪˈpɑrtʃɚ/USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of departing: [countable]There are ten departures daily.[uncountable]Our departure is at seven a.m.
See -par-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•par•ture (di pär′chər),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of departing:the time of departure; a hasty departure.
- divergence or deviation, as from a standard, rule, etc.:a departure from accepted teaching methods.
- [Navig.]
- Naval Termsthe distance due east or west traveled by a vessel or aircraft.
- NauticalSee point of departure.
- Surveyingthe length of the projection, on the east-west reference line, of a survey line.
- [Archaic.]death.
- Old French departëure; compare Anglo-French departir (noun, nominal use of infinitive). See depart, -ure
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged leaving, going, exit, leave-taking.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: departure /dɪˈpɑːtʃə/ n - 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
- the net distance travelled due east or west by a vessel
- a euphemistic word for death
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