springboard
IPA: sprˈɪŋbɔrd
noun
- A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water.
- (gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment.
- (figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something.
verb
- (transitive) To launch or propel as if from a springboard, especially toward political office.
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Examples of "springboard" in Sentences
- He won the gold medal in the 3 metre springboard event.
- The song helped the album springboard the band's success.
- He won the silver medal in the 3 metre springboard event.
- In 1948 she won the silver medal in the 3 metre springboard event.
- At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he was 26th in the 3 metre springboard.
- It has a kind of springboard and symbolizes the freedom of the mountains.
- In 1924, she won the bronze medal in the 3 metre springboard competition.
- Bornett reached the final in the springboard event, finishing sixth overall.
- They stood on springboards and carried double bladed axes and crosscut saws.
- At the 2006 National Championships, he won the silver medal on the springboard.
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