point of departure Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
    jumping-off place.
    • 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
  2. noun a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
    springboard; jumping-off point.
    • 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

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