point of departure

American  

noun

1. Nautical. the precise location of a vessel, established in order to set a course, especially in beginning a voyage in open water.

2. a place to begin, as in a discussion, argument, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of point of departure

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

The tags also documented the ship’s point of departure, its intended route, its intended ports of call, and its final destination.

From Literature

The data will be collected at the point of departure - either at an airport, port or train station - where there will be dedicated booths for scanning fingerprints and taking a photo.

From BBC

Let’s finally acknowledge how much we don’t know, and from that new point of departure, do everything we can to save our home.

From Salon

They then set off to meet the prime ministers across the border in Poland, the train’s point of departure.

From New York Times

Central to the fall in crossings to Italy are financial deals struck with Tunisia and Libya – migrants’ main points of departure.

From BBC

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