Definition of departure

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Departure (n.) The distance due east or west which a person or ship passes over in going along an oblique line.

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From :: From (prep.) Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of
Embargo :: Embargo (n.) An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail.
Deviation :: Deviation (n.) The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty..
Extreme :: Extreme (n.) Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean; -- often in the plural: things at an extreme distance from each other, the most widely different states, etc.; as, extremes of heat and cold, of virtue and vice; extremes meet..
Discession :: Discession (n.) Departure.
Departure :: Departure (n.) Removal from the present life; death; decease.
Exodus :: Exodus (n.) The second of the Old Testament, which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt..
Parture :: Parture (n.) Departure.
Decampment :: Decampment (n.) Departure from a camp; a marching off.
Pardon :: Pardon (v. t.) To give leave (of departure) to.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line..
Exode :: Exode (n.) Departure; exodus; esp., the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt..
Ab- :: Ab- () A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away , separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A-(6)..
Elocation :: Elocation (n.) Departure from the usual state; an ecstasy.
Passage :: Passage (v. i.) Removal from life; decease; departure; death.
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting..
Departure :: Departure (n.) Separation or removal from a place; the act or process of departing or going away.
Timekeeper :: Timekeeper (n.) One who gives the time for the departure of conveyances.
Accelerate :: Accelerate (v. t.) To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure..
Depart :: Depart (n.) A going away; departure; hence, death..
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