point of departure

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 but must be the function it carries out
    

• a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
  • 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  springboard , jumping-off point , jumping-off place