springboard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From spring + board.
Meanings
- A board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform that propels one into the air, used for diving or gymnastics.
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(figuratively) Something that acts as a catalyst to begin or accelerate an action or growth.
It was the section of the North Midland Railway from Derby to Ambergate which provided the springboard for a scheme that took shape in the early part of 1845 for a route through the Peak to Manchester.
1960 March, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak - Derby to Manchester: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 148:The opportunity acted as a springboard for their success.
Culturally and economically Finland is a Western nation. But would the Finns fight if the Soviets tried to use Finnish territory as a springboard to attack NATO?
1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 614:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| springboards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (72)
fi ponnahduslauta (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · es palanca (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · nl springplank (flexible diving board) · ca trampolí (flexible diving board) · gl trampolín (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · cs odrazový můstek (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · pdt Schwunkbrat (flexible diving board) · pl trampolina (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · mi kauhua (flexible diving board) · fi ponnahduslauta (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · es trampolín (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · ru трампли́н (flexible diving board) · cs skokanské prkno (flexible diving board) · gl trampolín (flexible diving board) · pl trampolina (flexible diving board) · es palanca (flexible diving board) · he מַקְפֵּצָה (flexible diving board) · hu ugródeszka (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · da vippe (flexible diving board) · ro trambulină (flexible diving board) · hu ugródeszka (flexible diving board) · da springbræt (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · de Sprungbrett (flexible diving board) · es trampolín (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · nn springbrett (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · pt trampolim (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · it trampolino (flexible diving board) · is stökkpallur (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · ru трампли́н (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · grc πέτευρον (flexible diving board) · la petaurum (flexible diving board) · uk трамплі́н (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · pl trampolina (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · fr tremplin (flexible diving board) · ja 飛び板 (flexible diving board) · nn springbrett (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · is stökkpallur (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · is stökkpallur (flexible diving board) · ru трампли́н (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · fr tremplin (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · ar منطلق (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · cs odrazový můstek (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · fr tremplin (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · de Sprungbrett (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · grc πέτευρον (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · ro trambulină (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · pt trampolim (flexible diving board) · fi ponnahduslauta (flexible diving board) · cy bwrdd plymio (flexible diving board) · ja スプリングボード (flexible diving board) · da springbræt (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · nb springbrett (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · hu dobbantó (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · bg трамплин (flexible diving board) · ru плацда́рм (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · ko 스프링보드 (flexible diving board) · ko 다이빙대 (flexible diving board) · sv trampolin (flexible diving board) · sv språngbräda (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · sv språngbräda (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · cmn 跳板 (flexible diving board) · nb springbrett (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · it trampolino di lancio (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · sv svikt (flexible diving board) · bg трамплин (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · de Sprungbrett (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · ga lingchlár (platform on springs used in gymnastics) · hu trambulin (flexible diving board) · el εφαλτήριο (flexible diving board) · es trampolín (flexible diving board) · it trampolino (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) · pt trampolim (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse)