1.Definition: 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"

Category: General

2.Definition: 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"

Category: Places