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View synonyms for jumping-off place

jumping-off place

[ juhm-ping-awf, -of ]

noun

  1. a place for use as a starting point:

    Paris was the jumping-off place for our tour of Europe.

  2. an out-of-the-way place; the farthest limit of anything settled or civilized.


jumping-off place

noun

  1. a starting point, as in an enterprise
  2. a final or extreme condition
  3. a place where one leaves civilization to go into the wilderness
  4. a very remote spot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jumping-off place1

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
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Example Sentences

The practice dates back to the Gold Rush, when the city’s powerful attraction as a jumping-off place for Forty-Niners seeking their fortunes in the nearby hills generated an equally potent counter-narrative.

This criteria as a jumping-off place naturally leads to a wildly diverse group of people.

“Rely on seasonal greenery as a jumping-off place,” she says.

“I was at a jumping-off place where jumping out a window seemed like a good idea,” he said.

“I think it could be a great jumping-off place for a memoir.”

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