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jumping-off point

jumping-off point noun: a starting point for a mission, adventure, investigation etc.

Noun

jumping-off point (plural jumping-off points)

  1. A starting point for a mission, adventure, investigation etc.
    • 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.2003, Vivien Kim, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 171
    • 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.2024 September 18, David Clough, “Riding the route of the 'Riviera Express'”, in RAIL, number 1018, page 39

Synonyms of jumping-off point

Forms of jumping-off point

pluraljumping-off points

Origin of jumping-off point

Includes a deverbal component from jump off.

Questions about jumping-off point

What does jumping-off point mean?
Jumping-off point means a starting point for a mission, adventure, investigation etc.
What part of speech is jumping-off point?
Jumping-off point is a noun.
What is the plural of jumping-off point?
The plural of jumping-off point is jumping-off points.

Words near jumping-off point in the dictionary

  1. jumping worms
  2. jumping-jack
  3. jumping-jacks
  4. jumping-off place
  5. jumping-off places
  6. jumping-off point
  7. jumping-off points
  8. jumping-sheet
  9. jumping-sheets
  10. jumpingly
  11. jumpings

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