Noun: point of departure
- A beginning from which an enterprise is launched
"the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out";
- springboard, jumping-off point
- A place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
"my point of departure was San Francisco";
- jumping-off place
Derived forms: points of departure
Type of: beginning, commencement, origin, root, rootage, source, start