English noun: jumping-off place | |||
1. | jumping-off place (location) a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched | ||
Samples | One day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him. My point of departure was San Francisco. | ||
Synonyms | point of departure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginning, origin, root, rootage, source | ||