Jumping-off place and Starting gate

Jumping-off place noun - A place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched.

Starting gate and jumping-off place are semantically related. in starting point topic. In some cases you can use "Starting gate" instead a noun phrase "Jumping-off place".

Starting gate noun - A movable barrier on the starting line of a race course.

Jumping-off place and starting gate are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Jumping-off place" with "Starting gate", this phrases are similar.