单词 | jumping-off ground |
释义 | > as lemmasjumping-off ground jumping-off ground n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > starting-point of a journey start1610 jumping-off ground1897 jumping-off spot1909 jumping-off board1914 1897 Daily News 24 Feb. 5/5 The strip of territory on the Transvaal border, which Mr. Stead called..the ‘jumping-off ground’. 1934 R. Macaulay Going Abroad xi. 82 That's absolutely the best jumping-off ground for the new life. 1959 P. Moyes Dead Men don't Ski vi. 74 Tangiers is a convenient jumping-off ground. < as lemmas |
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