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Meanings of point of departure in English

A beginning from which an enterprise is launched.

A place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched.

Synonyms
Examples for "jumping-off place"
Examples for "jumping-off place"
1
You were born only five miles from the jumping-off place, my dear.
Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 02
2
It will just be a sort of jumping-off place into Space for us.
A Honeymoon in Space
3
A stone weir slowed the current and was a favorite diving and jumping-off place.
Atonement
4
And that brings us around to the jumping-off place again.
The Taming of Red Butte Western
5
Before long we arrived at what may be called the " jumping-off place."
The Lake of the Sky / Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of Californ...
Usage of point of departure in English
1
He did indicate, though, that his point of departure had been Cuba.
Cat’s Cradle
2
The one who is on the point of departure is a saint.
Les Misérables
3
Our time will become the point of departure of a new art.
Arachne — Volume 06
4
When he was on the point of departure, Pauline said to him:
The Bastonnais / Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775...
5
From this point of departure, it was not difficult to elaborate the story.
Animal Farm
6
His point of departure was precisely the mouth of the Congo.
Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen
7
This is the usual and most convenient point of departure for the volcano.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands
8
The family must be the point of departure for all institutions.
The Village Rector
9
Just when Gilbert was on the point of departure, the missing one appeared.
Thyrza
10
Boirac, particularly, finds his point of departure in hypnotism and suggestibility.
Modern Religious Cults and Movements
11
We are on the point of departure with all our forces for Liege.
Charles the Bold, Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477
12
He was standing up beside her on the point of departure.
The Swindler and Other Stories
13
When I arrived, Mademoiselle Patrovna was on the point of departure.
The Genius
14
He has had no point of departure and hence no place of arrival.
The Menorah Journal, Volume 1, 1915
15
Apparently she was always just on the point of departure, but never went.
The Gray Dawn
16
He has to ride back to his point of departure with his horses.
Across Coveted Lands; or, a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to C...