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point of departure
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As a noun, point of departure means a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched.
Meanings of point of departure
2 meaningsnoun
A place from which an enterprise or expedition is launchedlocation
“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”
Similar: jumping-off placeA 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”
Similar: springboard, jumping-off point
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).