departure

de·par·ture  (d-pärchr)

n.

1. The act of leaving.

2. A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.

3. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure: ordered curry as a departure from his usual bland diet.

4. Nautical The distance sailed due east or west by a ship on its course.

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departure [dɪˈpɑːtʃə]

n

1. the act or an instance of departing

2. a deviation or variation from previous custom; divergence

3. a project, course of action, venture, etc. selling is a new departure for him

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical

a.  the net distance travelled due east or west by a vessel

b.  Also called point of departure the latitude and longitude of the point from which a vessel calculates dead reckoning

5. a euphemistic word for death

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	departure - the act of departing                 going, going away, leaving human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen breaking away - departing hastily leave-taking, parting, farewell, leave - the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" French leave - an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell) disappearance, disappearing - the act of leaving secretly or without explanation withdrawal - the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" sailing - the departure of a vessel from a port boarding, embarkation, embarkment - the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft exit - the act of going out dispatch, shipment, despatch - the act of sending off something takeoff - a departure; especially of airplanes
	2.	departure - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" deviation, difference, divergence variation, fluctuation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change variance, variant, discrepancy - an event that departs from expectations driftage - the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting flection, flexion, inflection - deviation from a straight or normal course
	3.	departure - euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" exit, expiration, going, passing, release, loss euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh death, decease, expiry - the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"

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departure

noun

1. leaving, going, retirement, withdrawal, exit, going away, removal, exodus, leave-taking, setting out or off The airline has more than 90 scheduled departures from here each day.
leaving coming, return, appearance, arrival, entrance, advent

2. retirement, going, withdrawal, resignation, retreat, exit, going away, removal This would inevitably involve his departure from the post.

3. shift, change, difference, variation, innovation, novelty, veering, deviation, branching out, divergence, digression This album is a considerable departure from her previous work.

Translations

departure [dɪˈpɑːtʃəʳ]

A. N

1. [of person] → partida f, marcha f (from de) [of train, plane] → salida f (from de) the departure of this flight has been delayed → se ha retrasado la salida de este vuelo
his sudden departure worried us → su marcha repentina nos dejó preocupados
"Departures" (Aer, Rail) → Salidas
point of departure → punto m de partida
to take one's departure (frm) → marcharse

2. (fig) (from custom, principle) → desviación f (from de) this is a departure from the norm → esto se aparta de la norma
this is a departure from the truth → esto no representa la verdad

3. (= trend, course) a new departure → un rumbo nuevo, una novedad

B. CPD departure board N (Aer, Rail) → tablón m de salidas, panel m de salidas
departure gate N (Aer) → puerta f de embarque
departure language N (Ling) → lengua f de origen
departure lounge N (Aer) → sala f de embarque
departure time N → hora f de salida

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departure [dɪˈpɑː^rtʃə^r] n

[traveller] → départ m; [plane, train, bus] → départ m
departure for [+ country, city] → départ pour
departure from [+ country, city] → départ de

(= resignation) [worker] → départ m

(= deviation) departure from → écart m par rapport à
a new departure → un changement de direction
departure board n → tableau m des départs
departure gate n → porte f d'embarquement
departure lounge n → salle f d'embarquement
departure tax n (= airport tax) → taxe f d'aéroport
departure time n → heure f de départ

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departure

n

(of person) → Weggang m; (on journey) → Abreise f → (from aus); (of vehicle) → Abfahrt f; (of plane) → Abflug m; to be on the point of departure → im Aufbruch (begriffen) sein; there are three departures daily for Stockholm (by plane) → es gibt täglich drei Flüge nach Stockholm; “departures” → „Abfahrt“; (at airport) → „Abflug“; at the hour of our departure from this life (liter) → in der Stunde unseres Dahinscheidens (liter)

(fig, from custom, principle, truth) → Abweichen nt → (from von), Abgehen nt → (from von)

(fig: = change in policy etc) → neue Richtung f; this marks a significant departure from his previous way of life → hiermit ändert sich sein bisheriger Lebensstil grundlegend

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departure:

departure board

n (Rail) → Abfahrtstafel f; (Aviat) → Abfluganzeige f

departure gate

n → Flugsteig m, → Ausgang m

departure language

n (Ling) → Ausgangssprache f

departure lounge

n → Abflughalle f; (for single flight) → Warteraum m

departure signal

n → Abfahrtssignal nt

departure time

n (Aviat) → Abflugzeit f; (Rail, bus) → Abfahrtzeit f

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departure [dɪˈpɑːtʃəʳ] n (gen) → partenza (fig) (from custom, principle) departure from → deviazione f da, abbandono di
a new departure (fig) → una svolta (decisiva)
departure board (Aer) → tabellone m (delle partenze)
departure lounge (Aer) → sala d'attesa

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departure [dɪˈpɑːtʃəʳ] n (gen) → partenza (fig) (from custom, principle) departure from → deviazione f da, abbandono di
a new departure (fig) → una svolta (decisiva)
departure board (Aer) → tabellone m (delle partenze)
departure lounge (Aer) → sala d'attesa

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