point of origin en · NOUN
Meanings
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A place where something comes from or originates.
In the United States the Santa Fe was a pioneer in centralising its scrap handling at Corwith, near Chicago, but after 1924 abandoned this plan in favour of sorting at the point of origin.
1941 October, “Reclaiming Permanent Way Material”, in Railway Magazine, page 436:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| points of origin | Number=Plur | lexicographic |