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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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Word History and Origins

Origin of springboard¹

First recorded in 1865–70; spring + board

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His party's last by-election victory in the area - in the 2023 Rutherglen and Hamilton West vote - proved to be a springboard to success in the following year's general election.

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The diver won bronze for Great Britain in the men's synchronised 3m springboard in Paris last summer after silver and bronze in Rio eight years earlier.

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Historically, the holiday has been one of the biggest moviegoing weekends of the year, serving as a springboard for the busy summer months.

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“Tonight is a positive night that hopefully we need to think about using as a springboard,” he said.

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It provided the springboard he was looking for and led to him becoming one of the most sought-after presenters in the UK.

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spring binder springbok

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