departure
noun
uk/dɪˈpɑːtʃər/ us [ C or U ]
the act of leaving a company or a job:
The current finance director will retire, but she has set no date for her departure.
a sudden/surprise/unexpected departure The group made changes in accounting policies following the sudden departure of the executive chairman.
[ C or U ]
the act of leaving a place, or a flight, train, etc. that is leaving a place at a particular time:
He had arranged a meeting for the morning before his departure for Singapore.
Check our website for the flight times for departures from Bristol airport.
departure desk/gate/terminal He had arranged to pick up the tickets at the airport departure desk.
[ S ]
a change in what is usually done or how something is usually done:
The restaurant is a departure for Fabbio who has spent his career starting software companies.
The rule did not represent any departure from current immigration laws