Topic: TRANSPORT
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de‧par‧ture W3
1 [uncountable and countable] an act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey [≠ arrival]
2 [uncountable and countable] an act of leaving an organization or position
departure from He refused to discuss his departure from the government.
He refused to discuss his departure from the government.3 [countable]TT a flight, train etc that leaves at a particular time : There are several departures for New York every day.
There are several departures for New York every day.4 [countable] a way of doing something that is different from the usual, traditional, or expected way
departure from Their new designs represent a departure from their usual style.
Their new designs represent a departure from their usual style. radical/major/significant etc departure (=a big change) This would be a radical departure from the subsidy system.
This would be a radical departure from the subsidy system.