setout
Buffet table spread
A setout is an arrangement or display of items laid out for presentation or use: The caterer prepared an elaborate setout of appetizers.
The term also refers to the beginning of a journey or undertaking: From the setout, we knew the project would be challenging.
In some contexts, setout describes equipment or provisions assembled for a particular purpose.
Act of starting
threshold · genesis · origin · dawn · initiation · introduction · prelude · opening
Item publicly displayed
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- spreadTo distribute widely
layout · buffet · array · exposition · demonstration · showing · feast · provisions
Arranging things in advance
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- schedulingAssigning times to events
arrangement · roadmap · strategy · blueprint · timeline · groundwork · provisions · supplies
commencement
Act of starting
kickoff · threshold · genesis · origin · dawn · initiation · introduction · prelude · opening · first step
exhibit
Item publicly displayed
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
spread · layout · buffet · array · exposition · demonstration · showing · feast · provisions · fare
preparation
Arranging things in advance
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
scheduling · arrangement · roadmap · strategy · blueprint · timeline · groundwork · provisions · supplies · gear
embark
Board for travel
takeoff · launch · outbound · exodus · migration · relocation · escape · retreat · withdrawal · evacuation
- rail yardsswitchyard, marshalling yards, receiving yard, yard crew, yardmaster