jumping-off place

Noun

Meaning

a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

point of departure beginning commencement starting point middle of nowhere boondocks jumping-off point back of beyond starting post beginning point beginning of venture starting position departure point distant locale distant place
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Antonyms

end conclusion culmination end point finishing point final point
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Hypernyms

beginning source origin root rootage

Examples

one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him Source: Internet

my point of departure was San Francisco Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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