departure
Pronunciation:
/dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/noun
Definitions
The act of departing or something that has departed.
Example: The departure was scheduled for noon.
A deviation from a plan or procedure.
Example: There are several significant departures, however, from current practice.
A death.
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.