nounπShareThe act of departing or something that has departed."The departure was scheduled for noon."actioneventprocesstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA deviation from a plan or procedure."There are several significant departures, however, from current practice."planactionprocessorganizationtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA death."The teacher's departure was a sad event for the students. "familysoultoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian."The ship's departure from the harbor was calculated using the departure, which was 10 nautical miles. "nauticalsailingmathtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve."The area is computed by latitudes and departures."geographymathnauticaltoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another."In her last letter to the school, Sarah argued that her absence was due to illness. However, her departure from that argument and her subsequent explanation of a family emergency demonstrated a change of position. "lawpoliticstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareDivision; separation; putting away."The departure of the school bus signaled the end of the school day. "actionsituationeventtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading