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 Definitions of springboard  [ˈsprɪŋˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd]  

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Definition of 'springboard' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) springboard
a flexible board anchored at one end and used in diving and gymnastics for gaining height and momentum.

2.  springboard
a starting point; point of departure, as for a discussion, argument, etc.

Etymology:  (1865–70)

Definition of 'springboard' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) springboard
a flexible board for jumping upward

2. (noun) springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure
a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
"he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"


Definition of 'springboard' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) springboard
an elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising


Translation of 'springboard' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a springy type of diving-board.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: duikplank Arabic flag Arabic: لَوْح يَقْفِز مِنْهُ السّ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: трмаплин за скокове във в
Brazilian flag Brazilian: trampolim Czech flag Czech: skokanské prkno German flag German: das (elastische)Sprungbre
Danish flag Danish: vippe Greek flag Greek: σανίδα καταδύσεων Estonian flag Estonian: hüppelaud
Finnish flag Finnish: ponnahduslauta French flag French: tremplin Hebrew flag Hebrew: מִקפָּצָה
Hindi flag Hindi: गोता-तख्ता Croatian flag Croatian: odskočna daska Hungarian flag Hungarian: ugródeszka
Indonesian flag Indonesian: papan loncat Icelandic flag Icelandic: stökkbretti Italian flag Italian: trampolino
Japanese flag Japanese: 飛込み板 Korean flag Korean: 도약판 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: tramplinas
Latvian flag Latvian: tramplīns Malay flag Malay: papan anjal Dutch flag Dutch: duikplank
Norwegian flag Norwegian: stupebrett Polish flag Polish: trampolina Portuguese flag Portuguese: trampolim
Romanian flag Romanian: trambulină Russian flag Russian: трамплин Slovak flag Slovak: skokanská doska
Slovenian flag Slovenian: odskočna deska Serbian flag Serbian: odskočna daska Swedish flag Swedish: trampolin, svikt
Thai flag Thai: กระดานสำหรับกระโดดน้ำ Turkish flag Turkish: tramplen Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 跳板
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: трамплин Urdu flag Urdu: کمانی دار تختہ جس پر سے ک Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: ván nhún
Chinese flag Chinese: 跳板

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