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1 jumping-off place
{,dʒʌmpiŋ'ɔf,pleis}
1. изходно положение (за нападение и пр.) (и jumping-off point), база
2. прен. затънтено място, краят на света* * *{,j^mpin'ъf,pleis} n 1. изходно положение (за на* * *1. изходно положение (за нападение и пр.) (и jumping-off point), база 2. прен. затънтено място, краят на света* * *jumping-off place[¸dʒʌmpiʃ´ɔ:fpleis] n 1. воен. изходно положение за атака; база (за въздушни нападения); 2. затънтено място, краят на света; 3. ам. разг. жп възел.
См. также в других словарях:
jumping-off point — jumping off ,point or ,jumping off ,place noun singular 1. ) the place where a trip begins 2. ) the first step in a project or activity … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jumping-off point — UK / US or jumping off place UK / US noun [singular] 1) the place where a journey begins 2) the first step in a project or activity … English dictionary
jumping-off point — jumping off .point n a place to start from, especially at the beginning of a journey … Dictionary of contemporary English
jumping-off point — noun a beginning from which an enterprise is launched he uses other people s ideas as a springboard for his own reality provides the jumping off point for his illusions the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution… … Useful english dictionary
jumping-off point — N SING A jumping off point or a jumping off place is a place, situation, or occasion which you use as the starting point for something. Lectoure is a bustling market town and the best jumping off point for a first visit to Le Gers. Syn:… … English dictionary
jumping-off point — noun see jumping off place … New Collegiate Dictionary
jumping-off point — noun (C) a place to start from, especially at the beginning of a journey … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jumping-off point — Starting place … A concise dictionary of English slang
jumping-off place — {n. phr.} 1. A place so far away that it seems to be the end of the world. * /Columbus sailors were afraid they would arrive at the jumping off place if they sailed farther west./ * /So you visited Little America? That sounds like the jumping off … Dictionary of American idioms
jumping-off place — {n. phr.} 1. A place so far away that it seems to be the end of the world. * /Columbus sailors were afraid they would arrive at the jumping off place if they sailed farther west./ * /So you visited Little America? That sounds like the jumping off … Dictionary of American idioms
jumping-off place — jumping off point UK / US or jumping off place UK / US noun [singular] 1) the place where a journey begins 2) the first step in a project or activity … English dictionary
