An idiom describing the angle on which an offensive maneuver or method withdraws after completion.

Comments:

Angle of Departure is generic and can refer to the withdrawal any Environmental Object, including:

offensive maneuvers / methods (aka Angle of Retraction)

attacker(s) (aka Line of Departure)

Technically speaking, Angle of Departure differs from both Line of Departure and Angle of Retraction in that Angle of Departure is more generic, referring to the withdrawal of any Environmental Object, but frequently the terms are often used interchangeably.

Example(s):

A cover out to any angle, after the execution of a Self-defense Technique would demonstrate an Angle of Departure.

A.K.A.:

Angle of Retraction, Line of Departure

Synonym(s):

Angle of Mobility, Cover Out, Open the Gap

Opposite(s):

An Angle of Entry on a different angle.

Reverse(s):

Angle of Entry, Line of Entry

Related Definition(s):

Block, Buoyancy, Line, Move, Path, Position, Weapon

Related Term(s):

Angle of Mobility, Environmental Awareness, Line of Sight