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  • adjective Occurring before or in preparation for one's departure

Etymologies

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pre- +‎ departure

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Examples

  • We've gotten better with our techniques and applying them predeparture, ensuring we're looking at as broad a section of potential risk as possible, said Kevin McAleenan, deputy assistant commissioner of field operations at Customs and Border Protection, or CBP.CBP said the gap in U.S. security practices wasn't obvious until after the attempted Christmas attack.

    U.S. blocks 350 with suspected ties to terrorists 2011

  • Like City Maps 2Go, MetrO requires a predeparture download.

    Travel Apps That Won't Bust Your Bill Jasmine Moy 2011

  • “So,” I say a few minutes later, as the flight attendant completes the predeparture checks and we begin to pull away from the gate, “any idea where to look for Nicole when we get to Vienna?”

    A Hidden Affair Pam Jenoff 2010

  • “So,” I say a few minutes later, as the flight attendant completes the predeparture checks and we begin to pull away from the gate, “any idea where to look for Nicole when we get to Vienna?”

    A Hidden Affair Pam Jenoff 2010

  • Campbell now becomes the smooth professional running through the complicated predeparture checks without a flicker of emotion.

    Orbit John J. Nance 2006

  • As a predeparture alert, I plan to return to Afghanistan this summer to support a project that will transform an elementary school into a middle school in Wardak province.

    Afghan Connections from Friends of Afghanistan 2006

  • As a predeparture alert, I plan to return to Afghanistan this summer to support a project that will transform an elementary school into a middle school in Wardak province.

    Archive 2006-02-01 2006

  • Campbell now becomes the smooth professional running through the complicated predeparture checks without a flicker of emotion.

    Orbit John J. Nance 2006

  • I'll remind whoever's picked to go down there to take extra precautions with both predeparture and in-flight procedures.

    Drowning World Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2003

  • I'll remind whoever's picked to go down there to take extra precautions with both predeparture and in-flight procedures.

    Drowning World Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2003

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