SPRINGBOARD Definition & Meaning

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springboard

[ spring-bawrd, -bohrd ]

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noun

a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
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.

springboard

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noun

a flexible board, usually projecting low over the water, used for diving
a similar board used for gaining height or momentum in gymnastics
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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of springboard¹

First recorded in 1865–70; spring + board

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He expressed concern that "Nato countries, in general, are increasingly designating the Far North as a springboard for possible conflicts".

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It played a key role in changing perceptions, and provided a springboard for rapid growth.

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Azu, 23, will seek to use his European gold, which represented his first individual international medal, as a springboard to a global podium in the men's 60m.

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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has used McBride's time in Congress as a springboard to slots on conservative talk shows, where she can openly espouse anti-trans bigotry while getting in valuable national face time.

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Harper, who won women's 3m synchronised springboard bronze with partner Scarlett Mew Jensen, said later in the Games she had noticed "small bits of tarnishing".

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