departure

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Etymology

depart +‎ -ure

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/, /dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tʃə(ɹ)/
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Noun

departure (plural departures)

  1. the act of departing or something that has departed
    • 2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, BBC Sport:
      Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure
  2. a deviation from a plan or procedure
  3. a death
  4. (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

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  • depart
  • departure lounge
  • departure tax

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