jumping-off place
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- any isolated or remote place regarded as the outmost limit of human habitation
- the starting point for a trip or venture
See jumping-off place in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(jŭmˈpĭng-ôfˈ, -ŏfˈ)
noun- A beginning point for a journey or venture.
- A very remote spot.
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