Meaning of jumping-off point | Babel Free

Definitions

A starting point for a mission, adventure, investigation etc.

Examples

“Not far south of Keelung is the small inland town of Juifang, the jumping-off point for one of northern Taiwan’s most picturesque getaways.”

“St Davids is also the jumping-off point for the Tarka Line to Barnstaple, and to Exmouth as well as to Waterloo, all of which makes the station a busy location.”

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