JUMPING-OFF POINT
    
Meaning of JUMPING-OFF POINT in English
	
ˌjumping-ˈoff ˌpoint BrE AmE noun [countable]
 a place to start from, especially at the beginning of a journey
	
	
	Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
    	Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.
	2012