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departure noun [ dɪˈpɑːtʃə ]

• the action of leaving, especially to start a journey.
• "the day of departure"
Similar: leaving, going, going away, going off, leave-taking, withdrawal, exit, egress, quitting, decamping, retreat, retirement, retiral, flight, fleeing, running away, desertion, setting off, setting out, starting out,
Opposite: arrival,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French departeure, from the verb departir (see depart).


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