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place for jumping off; point of departure, as of a race or a military attack; the start of such a departure; supplementary contest among horses tied for first place in a jumping contest

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Usage examples (37)
  • It took five minutes to get to their jump-off point.
  • The same jump-off point, the same target, the same enemy.
  • I did, and our official “jump-off” relationship began.
  • Aug. 27: Jumping, final rounds A and B, individual jump-off
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