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outbound.

Leaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈaʊtbaʊnd/General-American

  1. Leaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English outbound From out- + bound.

noun/ˈaʊtbaʊnd/General-American

  1. An outbound shipment.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English outbound From out- + bound.

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