Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Headed out, as toward the open sea.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Proceeding from a port or country: as, an outward-bound ship.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective travelling away from a port or station. Opposite of
inward-bound orinbound .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective that is going out or leaving
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Examples
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Savvy travelers have been visiting these countries for years, but look for travel to increase following the economic trends, and look for more outward-bound travelers from the BRIC countries as well.
The Lonely Planet Blog: 12 Ways Travel Will Have Changed by 2020 The Lonely Planet Blog 2011
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Savvy travelers have been visiting these countries for years, but look for travel to increase following the economic trends, and look for more outward-bound travelers from the BRIC countries as well.
The Lonely Planet Blog: 12 Ways Travel Will Have Changed by 2020 The Lonely Planet Blog 2011
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From two days to a week saw the end of their money and saw them being carted by the boarding-house masters on board outward-bound ships.
Chapter 17 2010
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Lady Yee revealed that the poor man had been struck by a falling yardarm when outward-bound from Canton.
In The Shadow of The Cypress Thomas Steinbeck 2010
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Guests also learn navigation skills, go hiking, and get tips on the best pubs and picnic stops from the guides, many of whom have been leading outward-bound trips in the area for years.
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Lady Yee revealed that the poor man had been struck by a falling yardarm when outward-bound from Canton.
In The Shadow of The Cypress Thomas Steinbeck 2010
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It offers all of us, not only recession-proof adventure, but transport to times gone by that even the most luxurious outward-bound expeditions can't reach.
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Norman Mailer described life at the mansion as "outward-bound and timeless", and indeed Hefner seems to float in an airbrushed dream space, an unfading caricature of his former self.
Hugh Hefner in six volumes Christopher Turner 2010
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It offers all of us, not only recession-proof adventure, but transport to times gone by that even the most luxurious outward-bound expeditions can't reach.
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The only effective option is a total cordon sanitaire on all outward-bound movements from North Korea.
Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege 2009
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