outbound

[out-bound]

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adjective

outward bound: an outbound freighter.

Origin of outbound

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + -bound²

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Related Words for outbound

retiring, last, departing, former, migratory, past, ex-, outward-bound

Examples from the Web for outbound

Contemporary Examples of outbound

The following afternoon, my outbound departure was delayed for more than an hour.
The Sequester Takes Off
Patrick Smith
April 25, 2013
Two outbound flights were delayed as a result of the search.
NYC on High Alert
September 10, 2011
Frank Terreri works as a federal air marshal out of LAX, the Los Angeles airport that averages 640 outbound flights a day.
The Air Marshal Revolt
Catharine Skipp
January 8, 2010

Historical Examples of outbound

To his amazement, he was not permitted to board the outbound bus.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930
Various
Before the Swiftwing lifted, outbound, Vorongil came to his cabin.
The Colors of Space
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Then she understood, with tired wrath, that she was outbound once more.
We Can't Have Everything
Rupert Hughes
What right had he, or anybody, to grab me off an outbound starship like a criminal?
The Door Through Space
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Inexplicable, for example, this pious return of the outbound bishop at the last battle-cry of the king.
Expository Writing
Mervin James Curl

British Dictionary definitions for outbound

outbound

adjective

going out; outward bound

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