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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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)..
Modus :: Modus (n.) A qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some general rule or form, in the way of either restriction or enlargement, according to the circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an agreement between parties, and the like..
Elopement :: Elopement (n.) The act of eloping; secret departure; -- said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation..
Wickedness :: Wickedness (n.) The quality or state of being wicked; departure from the rules of the divine or the moral law; evil disposition or practices; immorality; depravity; sinfulness.
Egress :: Egress (n.) The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure..
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
Quicken :: Quicken (a.) To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one's steps or thoughts; to quicken one's departure or speed..
Escape :: Escape (n.) The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of a prisoner's departure from custody..
Southing :: Southing (n.) Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing..
Exit :: Exit (n.) Any departure; the act of quitting the stage of action or of life; death; as, to make one's exit..
Timekeeper :: Timekeeper (n.) One who gives the time for the departure of conveyances.
Farewell :: Farewell (n.) Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something..
Exit :: Exit (n.) A way of departure; passage out of a place; egress; way out.
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.
Easting :: Easting (n.) The distance measured toward the east between two meridians drawn through the extremities of a course; distance of departure eastward made by a vessel.
Decession :: Decession (n.) Departure; decrease; -- opposed to accesion.
Going :: Going (n.) Departure.
Bundle :: Bundle (v. i.) To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony.
Departure :: Departure (n.) Separation or removal from a place; the act or process of departing or going away.
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting..
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