point of departure meaning and definition

POINT OF DEPARTURE noun

Definition of point of departure (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: jumping-off place
2. 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"
   • synonyms: jumping-off point, springboard