outbound
[out-bound]
- outward bound: an outbound freighter.
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Origin of outbound
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Examples from the Web for outbound
Contemporary Examples
The following afternoon, my outbound departure was delayed for more than an hour.
Two outbound flights were delayed as a result of the search.
NYC on High AlertSeptember 10, 2011
Frank Terreri works as a federal air marshal out of LAX, the Los Angeles airport that averages 640 outbound flights a day.
Historical Examples
To his amazement, he was not permitted to board the outbound bus.
Before the Swiftwing lifted, outbound, Vorongil came to his cabin.
The Colors of SpaceMarion Zimmer Bradley
Then she understood, with tired wrath, that she was outbound once more.
We Can't Have EverythingRupert Hughes
What right had he, or anybody, to grab me off an outbound starship like a criminal?
The Door Through SpaceMarion Zimmer Bradley
Inexplicable, for example, this pious return of the outbound bishop at the last battle-cry of the king.
Expository WritingMervin James Curl
outbound
- going out; outward bound
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