Dictionary
de•par•ture
Pronunciation: (di-pär'chur), [key]—
n.
1. an act or instance of departing:
the time of departure; a hasty departure.
2. divergence or deviation, as from a standard, rule, etc.:
a departure from accepted teaching methods.
3. Navig.
a. the distance due east or west traveled by a vessel or aircraft.
b. See
point of departure.
4. Survey.the length of the projection, on the east-west reference line, of a survey line.
5. Archaic.death.
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