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departures

The correct spelling is departures.

How to pronounce departures

noun

Say it like: Dep-arc-her-s

The correct spelling is departures. The act of departing or something that has departed. For example: "The departure was scheduled for noon."

Usage Examples

The departure was scheduled for noon.

There are several significant departures, however, from current practice.

The area is computed by latitudes and departures.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The act of departing or something that has departed.
  2. 2.A deviation from a plan or procedure.
  3. 3.A death.
  4. 4.The 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.
  5. 5.The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.

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