Definitions for springboard
ˈsprɪŋˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrdspring·board

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1. springboardnoun

   a flexible board for jumping upward

2. springboard, jumping-off point, point of departurenoun

   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"

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1. springboardnoun

   A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water.

2. springboardnoun

   A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment.

3. springboardnoun

   Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something.

   The opportunity served a springboard to their success.

4. springboardverb

   To launch or propel as if from a springboard.

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1. Springboard

   A springboard or diving board is used for diving and is a board that is itself a spring, i.e. a linear flex-spring, of the cantilever type. Springboards are commonly fixed by a hinge at one end (so they can be flipped up when not in use), and the other end usually hangs over a swimming pool, with a point midway between the hinge and the end resting on an adjustable fulcrum.

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1. Springboardnoun

   an elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising

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1. Springboard

   A springboard or diving board is used for diving and is a board that is itself a spring, i.e. a linear flex-spring, of the cantilever type. Springboards are commonly fixed by a hinge at one end, and the other end usually hangs over a swimming pool, with a point midway between the hinge and the end resting on an adjustable fulcrum.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of springboard in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of springboard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of springboard in a Sentence

1. Adam Harter:

   I see gaming as really the springboard into this new phenomenon we call the metaverse, as people live their lives in the metaverse on a more daily basis over the next few years... it's critical for brands like ours to make sure that we are where those consumers are living their lives.

2. Madison Keys:

   It's definitely been a really great week for me, especially after having some really tough losses the last couple of weeks, it definitely is a very good springboard for heading over to Europe.

3. Jon Ralston:

   I have always believed that Mayor Pete's strategy here was to build a formidable infrastructure to capitalize on any momentum from Iowa and New Hampshire. And Mayor Pete has done so, mayor Pete meager standing in the polls here masks Mayor Pete commitment on the ground to use( Nevada) as a springboard. But Mayor Pete needs Joe Biden to falter before Nevada votes or this probably is moot.

4. Dana Brownlee:

   I remember bonding with a guy because we had a similar commute, that became a springboard to other things.

5. Colin Kahl:

   We have seen signs... that the Taliban is wary about Afghanistan being a springboard for al-Qaeda external attacks, not because the Taliban are good guys, but because they fear international retribution if that were to occur.

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