stepping-off place

[ step-ing-awf, -of ]

Origin of stepping-off place

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First recorded in 1890–95

Words Nearby stepping-off place

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How to use stepping-off place in a sentence

  • It might be insidiously leading her too far away from the stepping-off place.

    Parrot & Co. | Harold MacGrath
  • Coolgardie, his first stepping-off place, proved to be a dying city.