jumping-off place — {n. phr.} 1. A place so far away that it seems to be the end of the world. * /Columbus sailors were afraid they would arrive at the jumping off place if they sailed farther west./ * /So you visited Little America? That sounds like the jumping off … Dictionary of American idioms
jumping-off place — {n. phr.} 1. A place so far away that it seems to be the end of the world. * /Columbus sailors were afraid they would arrive at the jumping off place if they sailed farther west./ * /So you visited Little America? That sounds like the jumping off … Dictionary of American idioms
jumping-off place — jumping off point UK / US or jumping off place UK / US noun [singular] 1) the place where a journey begins 2) the first step in a project or activity … English dictionary
jumping-off place — ☆ jumping off place [jum′piŋ ôf′ ] n. 1. any isolated or remote place regarded as the outmost limit of human habitation 2. the starting point for a trip or venture … English World dictionary
jumping-off place — noun 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 • Syn: ↑point of departure • Hypernyms: ↑beginning,… … Useful english dictionary
jumping-off place — /jum ping awf , of / 1. a place for use as a starting point: Paris was the jumping off place for our tour of Europe. 2. an out of the way place; the farthest limit of anything settled or civilized. [1820 30, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
jumping-off place — the starting place of a long trip We gathered early in the morning at the jumping off place for our trip to the mountains … Idioms and examples
jumping-off place — noun Date: 1826 1. a remote or isolated place 2. a place or point from which an enterprise, investigation, or discussion is launched called also jumping off point … New Collegiate Dictionary
jumping-off place — jump′ing off′ place n. 1) a place used as a starting point, as for a trip or enterprise 2) an out of the way place; the farthest limit of anything settled or civilized Also called jump′ing off′ point . Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
jumping-off place — /dʒʌmpɪŋ ˈɒf pleɪs/ (say jumping of plays) noun 1. a place used as a starting point. 2. US any very remote or out of the way place …
