NOUN | location | point of departure, jumping-off place | a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched |
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act | point of departure, springboard, jumping-off point | a beginning from which an enterprise / enterprise is launched |
Meaning | A place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched. | |
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Example | "my point of departure was San Francisco" | |
Synonym | jumping-off place | |
Broader | beginning, origin, root, rootage, source | The place where something begins, where it springs into being |
Meaning | A beginning from which an enterprise / enterprise is launched. | |
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Example | "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out" | |
Synonyms | springboard, jumping-off point | |
Broader | beginning, start, commencement | The act of starting something |
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