English noun: point of departure | |||
1. | point of departure (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 | jumping-off place | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginning, origin, root, rootage, source | ||
2. | point of departure (act) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched | ||
Samples | He uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own. Reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions. The point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out. | ||
Synonyms | jumping-off point, springboard | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginning, commencement, start | ||