point of departure

Meaning of word point of departure from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

point of departure noun

Meaning : A place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched.

Example : 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

Meaning : A beginning from which an enterprise is launched.

Example : 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

Install App

चर्चित शब्द

love apple (noun)
Native to South America. Widely cultivated in many varieties.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

palatalized (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

entertainment (noun)
An activity that is diverting and that holds the attention.

lexical ambiguity (noun)
The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings.

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.