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outbound
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
outbound
(adjective)
outbound
/
ˈ
aʊtˌbaʊnd/
adjective
outbound
/
ˈ
aʊtˌbaʊnd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of OUTBOUND
:
traveling away from a place
:
outward bound
The airline has canceled all
outbound
flights.
The bridge is closed to
outbound
traffic. [=the bridge is closed to traffic going away from a city or town]
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