departures
Acts of leaving
Departures are acts of leaving or setting out.
At airports and train stations, departures are scheduled outbound trips, often displayed on boards opposite arrivals.
A departure from standard practice is a deviation or change in direction: The new policy marked a departure from tradition.
The word can euphemistically mean death—a final leaving.
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- embarkationBeginning a voyage
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
quest · adventure · setting out · sailing · launch · commencement · outbound · migration
Departing salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- send-offFarewell gathering or party
- adieuFormal leave-taking
- valedictionFormal parting statement
bon voyage · au revoir · farewell · leavetaking · adios · cheerio · so long · wave
At the endpoint
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- check-inRegistering one's presence
- arrivalsThose who come
customs · runway · lounge · announcement · delay · schedule · flight · concourse
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- exitWay to leave
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- quittingCeasing an activity
abdication · defection · emigration · decampment · desertion · abandonment · relocation · severance
Separation from common origin
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- digressionVeering off topic
- shiftMovement or work period
- breakInterrupt continuity
innovation · change · variation · turning point · new direction · unconventional · experimentation · tangent
voyage
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- embarkationBeginning a voyage
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
pilgrimage · quest · adventure · setting out · sailing · launch · commencement · outbound · migration · crossing
goodbye
Departing salutation
valediction · bon voyage · au revoir · farewell · leavetaking · adios · cheerio · so long · wave · embrace
terminal
At the endpoint
arrivals · customs · runway · lounge · announcement · delay · schedule · flight · concourse · passport control
resignation
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- exitWay to leave
- withdrawalAct of taking away
quitting · abdication · defection · emigration · decampment · desertion · abandonment · relocation · severance · disengagement
divergence
Separation from common origin
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- digressionVeering off topic
- shiftMovement or work period
break · innovation · change · variation · turning point · new direction · unconventional · experimentation · tangent · straying
- airportterminal, gate, gates, runway, baggage claim
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- airport signsgate numbers, exit signs, baggage claim, arrivals, customs
- bus depotbuses, drivers, garage, fleet, routes
- schedulingappointments, appointment, calendar, booking, bookings
- transit hubsairport, airport terminal, airports, train station, train stations
departuresarrivals
Those who come
returns · landings · entrances · appearances · homecomings
departuresarrivals
Those who come
births · beginnings · entrances · emergences · inceptions
departuresadherences
Acts of sticking to
conformities · traditions · conventions · continuations · consistencies
- departure boardsScreens listing outbound flights
- departure gateAirport exit to aircraft
- departure timeScheduled leaving moment
- departure loungeAirport holding space for travelers
- departure dateWhen travel begins
- point of departureInitial location or premise