leavetaking

If there'd been anger in her tone and words, it had disappeared from her face, and she seemed distraught as they began a clumsy leavetaking.

Happy Landings David Ackley 2011

As the train began puffing for its leavetaking, Cecil had to make a quick executive decision.

Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010

Deadly deviant dishes means fungus faced diner's chef leavetaking.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Year's Best Science Fiction 08th Annual Collection - Gardner Dozois Blue Tyson 2008

But his leavetaking was cut short in a very unexpected fash - ion.

Chennai 2010

Ceremonies were held in the leavetaking chamber, a partial ring along the lip of the funeral pit, where spin gravity was almost nil.

I Don’t Understand ? Jack Varnell 2010

Deadly deviant dishes means fungus faced diner's chef leavetaking.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Asimov's 171 - Gardner Dozois Blue Tyson 2008

Tell me this, Truth: If Terri Schiavo had given her OK prior to this, would the pro-life group have chimed in, or would they have let her choose her own leavetaking?

Does right-to-life also mean right-to-death? « Dating Jesus 2009

Then she strained him to her bosom, because of leavetaking, and threw her arms round his neck whilst he recited on her account these couplets,

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

And the average age of leavetaking in this period has been just short of 80.

Balkinization 2006

In the end, the word “bridge” appeared in the speech only twice; there was a graceful leavetaking of the phrase as he descibed “a bridge to a land of new promise.”

No Excuses Robert Shrum 2007