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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 "springboard"
Examples for "springboard"
1
Many refugees attempt to use Turkey as a springboard into wealthier Europe.
Reuters
2
Jessica watched them come, saw them use the crowd as a springboard.
The Winds of Dune
3
Overall Stockdale had a very good day, the ideal springboard for Paris.
Independent.ie
4
Think of London as your springboard to the rest of the continent.
News.com.au
5
Tatum will be hoping China can be a springboard to something similar.
The Guardian
1
My previous experience with the space-time anomaly gave me a jumping-off point.
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
2
And so this off-season would appear to be the perfect jumping-off point.
The Guardian
3
But the film serves only as a jumping-off point for the musical.
Reuters
4
From this jumping-off point, everything that could possibly go wrong, of course, does.
Reuters
5
It is already a prime jumping-off point for Africa's economic migrants.
The Guardian
Usage of point of departure in English
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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
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Apparently she was always just on the point of departure, but never went.
The Gray Dawn
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He has to ride back to his point of departure with his horses.
Across Coveted Lands; or, a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to C...