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jumping-off spot
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a place, usually a town, where one leaves the railway or other link with civilization to proceed into the wilderness.
See: jumping-off place(def. 2a)
Quotations
1936
Lac du Bonnet, one of the jumping off spots for northern air travel, is an interesting little place.
1966
Prince Rupert, known as "The Halibut Capital of the World," is a jumping-off spot for the Queen Charlotte Islands.