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jumping-off place
[ juhm-ping-awf, -of ]
/ ˈdʒʌm pɪŋˈɔf, -ˈɒf /
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noun
a place for use as a starting point: Paris was the jumping-off place for our tour of Europe.
an out-of-the-way place; the farthest limit of anything settled or civilized.
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Origin of jumping-off place
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Words nearby jumping-off place
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How to use jumping-off place in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for jumping-off place
jumping-off place
jumping-off point
noun
a starting point, as in an enterprise
a final or extreme condition
Canadian a place where one leaves civilization to go into the wilderness
US a very remote spot
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