outsetting

outsetting
I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: out (III) + setting, gerund of set (after set out, v.)
: 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

II. \\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: out (I) + setting, present participle of set (after set out, v.)
: setting or flowing out

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