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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