point of departure, n.
a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
<noun.act>
jumping-off point point of departure springboard
sample sentences
"he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own""reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"
"the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
<noun.location>
jumping-off place point of departure
sample sentences
"one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him""my point of departure was San Francisco"
semantic pointers
hypernym