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outbound

[ out-bound ]
/ ˈaʊtˈbaʊnd /
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adjective

outward bound: an outbound freighter.

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Origin of outbound

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

Words nearby outbound

outbluff, outboard, outboard motor, outboard profile, outbond, outbound, outbox, outbrave, outbreak, outbreed, outbreeding
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Words related to outbound

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

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British Dictionary definitions for outbound

outbound
/ (ˈaʊtˌbaʊnd) /

adjective

going out; outward bound
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