outsetting

1 of 2

noun

: the act or process of setting out (as on a journey or expedition)

a full description of the outsetting from Gravesend of a detachment of Royal Engineers

—Athenaeum

outsetting

2 of 2

adjective

: setting or flowing out

Word History

Etymology

Noun

out entry 3 + setting, gerund of set (after set out, verb)

Adjective

out entry 1 + setting, present participle of set (after set out, verb)

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