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jumping-off spot 
a place, usually a town, where one leaves the railway or other link with civilization to proceed into the wilderness.
See also: jumping-off place (def. 2a)
- 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.
- 1936 Lac du Bonnet, one of the jumping off spots for northern air travel, is an interesting little place.