jumping-off point

English

Etymology

Includes a deverbal component from jump off.

Noun

jumping-off point (plural jumping-off points)

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

   Synonym: jumping-off place

   • 2003, Vivien Kim, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides)‎^[1], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 171:

     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.