Definitions
Act of leaving, or a change from a usual course.
Word origin
From Old French deporteure (“departure; figuratively, death”). By surface analysis, depart + -ure.
Used in a sentence
“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.””
“any departure from a national standard”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“leaving”9 letters
02“Act of setting out”9 letters
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