English noun: jumping-off point | |||
1. | jumping-off point (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 | point of departure, springboard | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginning, commencement, start | ||