jumping-off place (n)
point of departure (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 15
def a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
examples 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
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Hypernym beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
Incoming links
Hyponym beginning, origin, root, rootage, source

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