point of origin
noun phrase
: the place where something comes from : the place where something originates
The package's point of origin was somewhere in the U.S.
the point of origin of the fire that burned the building down
Examples of point of origin in a Sentence
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Last weekend, a flight from San Francisco to Denver had also struck a bird and returned to its point of origin.
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Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
The cause and point of origin of the fire is under investigation.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2024
While the number of people who flew through DIA as their point of origin or destination was essentially flat compared to 2019 numbers, passengers who connected through the airport increased by nearly 36%.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024
Yet, a point of origin that is often overlooked is Hoodoo.
—Essence, 27 Dec. 2023
The need to stash a room-size vehicle at its point of origin, its destination, and just about anywhere in between has become the primary shaper of cities.
—Curbed, 29 Nov. 2023
Berlant, the fire marshal, said the point of origin of the fire has been identified.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
Many of Africa's food staples and domesticated animals thus had to travel a long way from their point of origin, both inside and outside Africa.
—Jared Diamond, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
The idea, as always in artillery operations, is to launch a payload and then clear out of the area before an enemy can locate the projectile’s point of origin and respond.
—Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
The cause and point of origin of the fire is under investigation.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2024
While the number of people who flew through DIA as their point of origin or destination was essentially flat compared to 2019 numbers, passengers who connected through the airport increased by nearly 36%.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024
Yet, a point of origin that is often overlooked is Hoodoo.
—Essence, 27 Dec. 2023
The need to stash a room-size vehicle at its point of origin, its destination, and just about anywhere in between has become the primary shaper of cities.
—Curbed, 29 Nov. 2023
Berlant, the fire marshal, said the point of origin of the fire has been identified.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
Many of Africa's food staples and domesticated animals thus had to travel a long way from their point of origin, both inside and outside Africa.
—Jared Diamond, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
The idea, as always in artillery operations, is to launch a payload and then clear out of the area before an enemy can locate the projectile’s point of origin and respond.
—Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
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“Point of origin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20of%20origin. Accessed 14 Apr. 2024.
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