OUTBOUND

outbound, outward, outward-bound

(adjective) that is going out or leaving; “the departing train”; “an outward journey”; “outward-bound ships”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

outbound (not comparable)

Leaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.

Antonyms

• inbound

Noun

outbound (plural outbounds)

(logistics) An outbound shipment.

Source: Wiktionary


Out"bound`, a.

Definition: Outward bound. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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