departure

Definition

The act of departing or something that has departed.

Etymology

From Old French deporteure (“departure; figuratively, death”). By surface analysis, depart + -ure.

Example Sentences

• "The departure was scheduled for noon."
• "The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running: “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”"
• "But the outstanding feature of the new timetable arrangement, additional to the standardised departure times, is the number of intermediate points, in addition to such principal cities as Bristol, Plymouth, Cardiff and Birmingham, that now have departures for Paddington at the same minutes past the hour throughout the day."

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