springboard
[ spring-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈsprɪŋˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
noun
a flexible board used as a takeoff in vaulting, tumbling, etc., to increase the height of leaps.
something that supplies the impetus or conditions for a beginning, change, or progress; a point of departure: a lecture to serve as a springboard for a series of seminars.
verb (used with or without object)
to impel or launch on or as if on a springboard.
Words nearby springboard
spring vetch,
spring-clean,
spring-cleaning,
spring-loaded,
springald,
springboard,
springbok,
springbuck,
springdale,
springe,
springer
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British Dictionary definitions for springboard
springboard
/ (ˈsprɪŋˌbɔːd) /
noun
a flexible board, usually projecting low over the water, used for diving
a similar board used for gaining height or momentum in gymnastics
Australian and NZ
a board inserted into the trunk of a tree at some height above the ground on which a lumberjack stands to chop down the tree
anything that serves as a point of departure or initiation