jumpingoff place
pɪŋˈɔf, -ˈɒf 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.
Origin:
1820–30, Americanism
1820–30, Americanism
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| jumping-off place or jumping-off point | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a starting point, as in an enterprise |
| 2. | a final or extreme condition |
| 3. | (Canadian) a place where one leaves civilization to go into the wilderness |
| 4. | (US) a very remote spot |
| jumping-off point or jumping-off point | |
| —n | |
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Jumpingoff place
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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