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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spring•board /ˈsprɪŋˌbɔrd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Sporta flexible board anchored at one end and used in diving and gymnastics for gaining height.
- a starting point;
point of departure, as for a discussion:We can use his statement as a springboard for our discussion.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spring•board (spring′bôrd′, -bōrd′),USA pronunciation n. - Sporta flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- Sporta 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.
v.t., v.i. - to impel or launch on or as if on a springboard.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: springboard /ˈsprɪŋˌbɔːd/ n - a flexible board, usually projecting low over the water, used for diving
- a similar board used for gaining height or momentum in gymnastics
- Austral NZ 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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