stepping-off place

[ step-ing-awf, -of ]

noun

1. jumping-off place ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of stepping-off place¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Coolgardie, his first stepping-off place, proved to be a dying city.

From Project Gutenberg