departure
de.par.ture \di-'pa:r-ch*r\ n 1a1: the act of going away archaic 1a2: DEATH 1b: a ship's position in latitude and longitude at the beginning of a voyag e as a point from which to begin dead reckoning 1c: a setting out (as on a new course) 2: the distance due east or west made by a ship in its course 3: DIVERGENCE