- jumping-off point
- noun see jumping-off place
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
jumping-off point
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jumping-off point — jumping off ,point or ,jumping off ,place noun singular 1. ) the place where a trip begins 2. ) the first step in a project or activity … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jumping-off point — UK / US or jumping off place UK / US noun [singular] 1) the place where a journey begins 2) the first step in a project or activity … English dictionary
jumping-off point — jumping off .point n a place to start from, especially at the beginning of a journey … Dictionary of contemporary English
jumping-off point — noun a beginning from which an enterprise is launched 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… … Useful english dictionary
jumping-off point — N SING A jumping off point or a jumping off place is a place, situation, or occasion which you use as the starting point for something. Lectoure is a bustling market town and the best jumping off point for a first visit to Le Gers. Syn:… … English dictionary
jumping-off point — noun (C) a place to start from, especially at the beginning of a journey … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jumping-off point — Starting place … A concise dictionary of English slang
jumping-off place — {n. phr.} 1. A place so far away that it seems to be the end of the world. * /Columbus sailors were afraid they would arrive at the jumping off place if they sailed farther west./ * /So you visited Little America? That sounds like the jumping off … Dictionary of American idioms
jumping-off place — {n. phr.} 1. A place so far away that it seems to be the end of the world. * /Columbus sailors were afraid they would arrive at the jumping off place if they sailed farther west./ * /So you visited Little America? That sounds like the jumping off … Dictionary of American idioms
jumping-off place — jumping off point UK / US or jumping off place UK / US noun [singular] 1) the place where a journey begins 2) the first step in a project or activity … English dictionary
