The act of departing or something that has departed. / A deviation from a plan or procedure. / (euphemistic) A death.

plural of departure

The time when an airplane, etc, is scheduled to depart.

A waiting room at an airport for those who are due to depart on a flight.

plural of departure lounge

plural of time of departure

(travel) Synonym of starting point / (formal, figuratively) of abstract processes that can be compared to a voyage: initial circumstances. Frequent collocations include, but are not limited to:

boarding gate

plural of point of departure