outward-bound

[ out-werd-bound ]

/ ˈaʊt wərdˈbaʊnd /

headed in an outward direction, as toward foreign ports: We passed an outward-bound ship as we came into the harbor.

Origin of outward-bound

First recorded in 1595–1605

Outward Bound

a play (1923) by Sutton Vane.

The French mail on its outward-bound passage vi Dover was more than once stopped and rifled before it had got clear of London.

Her Majesty's Mails |William Lewins
It's too early for the outward-bound craft of the last ebb, and too late for those that sailed the tide before.

The Sea Lions |James Fenimore Cooper
At the same time an embargo was laid by royal authority on all outward-bound vessels laden with corn.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. |E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
A clang of bells and the hooting of an outward-bound liner came up from the city and the port.

The History of Sir Richard Calmady |Lucas Malet

By this time all the outward-bound ships had got their anchors up, and were standing down Channel.

The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 1 of 3 |William Clark Russell

Outward Bound

trademark (in Britain) a scheme to provide adventure training for young people