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departure

departure

188 2.3
The time a train, plane, or bus leaves
  • noun
  • /dɪˈpɑrtʃər/
: salida
  • You delayed my departure from here, and all the events which were to follow.
  • departure times
  • point of departure
  • arrival and departure

And we tend to see abandonment anger in the day leading up to a departure.

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Examples

  • Still, the departure went smoothly.

  • On 20 May, immediately after the guests' departure, however, the Chinese government imposed martial law.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The results of the research can serve as a point of departure for other studies.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Please check updated departure times.

  • The departure gate had no record of her?

  • However, classroom activities begin before our departure from the U.S. for students.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Therefore, the incentives to remain must be strong, and the price of departure must be high.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So here we are, the morning prior to my departure for Maui.

  • Announcing the departure of American Airlines westbound Flight 9.

  • Please check the updated departure times for your flight to London.

Synonyms

good-bye
vsdeparture
653 1.0

Words or actions people use when they leave

marks the act of beginning travel rather than the farewell phrase
exit
vsdeparture
231 1.0

The act of leaving a place or situation

is broader stressing the start of a trip rather than a simple way out
farewell
vsdeparture
194 1.9

A speech or action that says goodbye and wishes someone well

concerns starting a trip rather than the words used to say bye
leaving
vsdeparture
75 1.0

The act of going away from a place or person

focuses on starting a journey rather than other kinds of movement
leave
vsdeparture
  • Formal
61 4.2

Polite permission to leave a person or place

is the act of beginning travel itself, not the permission to do so
parting
vsdeparture
53 3.2

To leave or say goodbye to someone

is mainly the act of starting travel, not the farewell words
going away
vsdeparture
26 3.2

Leaving a place or people to live somewhere else for a long time

is about starting travel, not necessarily long or permanent absence
going
vsdeparture
12 1.0

A departure from a place or job

is specifically about starting to travel somewhere rather than any move
leave-taking
vsdeparture
  • Formal
1 7.0

To say goodbye in a polite or formal way

is more about beginning a trip than about polite farewells
exitus
vsdeparture
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A formal leaving from a place that attracts attention

is the ordinary act of starting a journey without special formality

Antonyms

333 1.0

Coming to a place, often at the end of a journey

Compounds

A time a train, bus, or plane is planned to leave

A place at an airport where passengers wait to get on their plane

An idea or fact used as a starting point for discussion and work

A place where a journey begins

A seating area in an airport where passengers wait before boarding their flight

The scheduled time when a bus, train, or plane leaves

The time just before someone leaves for a trip

departure tax
  • Formal
1 4.8

A tax travelers pay when they leave a country by plane, boat or land

How Final

abandonment
18 3.6
withdrawal
145 4.1
going
12 1.0
departure
188 2.3
exit
231 1.0

Surface Forms

departure singular
departures plural

Morphology

departure = depart (transparent) = depart + ure

Direct nominalization of the verb 'depart' by the noun-forming suffix '-ure' yielding the act of leaving.

Etymology

The word departure comes from the parts de- and part, where part means 'to leave'. So a departure is the act of leaving, especially when you start a journey.