Departure Flight London Place Made Noun Dɪˈpɑːtʃə(R Dɪˈpɑːrtʃər

• his sudden departure threw the office into chaos.
• rumours of her imminent/impending departure
• they had received no news of him since his departure from the island.
• the day of their departure for london was growing closer.

departure

1. an act of leaving a place
• OPPOSITE arrival
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/arrival
• His sudden departure threw the office into chaos.
• rumours of her imminent/impending departure
• They had received no news of him since his departure from the island.
• The day of their departure for London was growing closer.
• She postponed her departure to Scotland.
• Flights should be confirmed 48 hours before departure.

Extra Examples

• tracking the arrival and departure dates of migrating birds
• Atocha station was the departure point for our tour.
• He made a hasty departure.
• Her disagreement with the MD probably hastened her departure.
• Our boss sent out an email announcing her departure.
• The guard blew his whistle to warn of the train's imminent departure.
• The last check-in time is 45 minutes before flight departure.
• You should receive your flight tickets at least a week prior to departure.
• Departure for London will be at 18.45.
• Heavy snow delayed our departure for several days.
• Her departure from the island went almost unnoticed.
• His departure leaves the board without a leader.
• I made preparations for a speedy departure.
• Please state your flight number and date of departure.
• She had made arrangements for their immediate departure for Canada.
2. a plane, train, etc. leaving a place at a particular time
• OPPOSITE arrival
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/arrival
• arrivals and departures
• All departures are from Manchester.
• We sat in the departure lounge waiting for our flight to be called.
• the departure time/gate
• the departures board
3. the part of an airport where you go before catching a plane
• COMPARE arrivals
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/arrival#arrival_sng_4
• There were long delays and queues in departures.
4. an action that is different from what is usual or expected
• Their latest single represents a new departure for the band.
• It was a radical departure from tradition.

Extra Examples

• This document marks a radical departure from earlier recommendations.
• This project represents a big departure for me.
5. a place where a journey starts
6. an idea, a theory or an event that is used to start a discussion, an activity, etc.
• The author takes Freud's dream theories as the point of departure for his essay.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French departeure, from the verb departir, based on Latin dispertire ‘to divide’.