What does springboard mean?

Definitions for springboard
ˈsprɪŋˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrdspring·board

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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.

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  1. springboard

    A springboard is a flexible board, often used in sports such as diving and gymnastics, that gives a person or an object additional impulse, height, or momentum when they jump off it. It can also metaphorically refer to something which serves as a catalyst or launch pad that helps someone to achieve something or move to a new level.

Webster Dictionary

  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

Wikidata

  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. 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.

  2. 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.

  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. Lauren Tarshis:

    It's been a wonderful surprise that kids of all types are fascinated by history, and they do like fast-paced plots and topics that are gripping, i get thronged by these fabulous little boys who have great ideas about a certain battle or detail in my books. And many of them springboard from my book into further research on their own.

  5. Dana Brownlee:

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

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