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outward-bound

outward-bound \outward-bound\ adj. travelling away from a port or station; as, outward-bound ships. Opposite of inward-bound or inbound.

Syn: departing(prenominal), outbound, outward.

WordNet
outward-bound

adj. that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships" [syn: departing(a), outbound, outward]

Usage examples of "outward-bound".

Sailors and dockhands, soldiers of fortune looking for an outward-bound ship, ladies of negotiable virtue, and the usual assortment of thugs and thieves.

He told it to a Cornish pilchard-boat and a pilot-cutter off the Dodman, to a frigate near the Eddystone, and to some others, mostly outward-bound.

We could have stayed on the bus all the way into town and then got another outward-bounder practically to the door, but it was easier and a little quicker to get off opposite Rookwood Recreation Ground and walk up Harehills Lane, so that's what we did.

As a high-flying jet may leave a vapour trail behind it, so the outward-bound vessel of the Overlords left its own peculiar wake.

Every outward-bound boat had its flag flying at the jack-staff, and sometimes a duplicate on the verge staff astern.