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.
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.
N-SING
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006