Springboard Definition

sprĭngbôrd
noun
A flexible, springy board used by acrobats, gymnasts, etc. as a takeoff in performing various feats of leaping.
Webster's New World

Diving board.

Webster's New World
Something that helps to launch a career or activity.
American Heritage
Anything serving as the starting point or providing the impetus for something else.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • point of departure
  • jumping-off point
verb
To launch or propel as if from a springboard.
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Other Word Forms of Springboard

Noun

Singular:
springboard
Plural:
springboards

Origin of Springboard

Springboard Sentence Examples

  • The use of historical fact as a springboard for fiction is not a new one.

  • The school provides springboard tutors a room in which to work.

  • The Yugoslav revolution can become the springboard from which the Fourth will launch itself on its conquest of the masses ' .

  • A battling win against Preston would have been the perfect springboard to fight our way back up the league.

  • Good colonies with a population of healthy winter bees are the best springboard for the next season.

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