English
Etymology
wikipedia
spring + board
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-springboard.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun
#A diving board consinting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water.
#italbrac|gymnastics A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment.
#figurative Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something.
#:The opportunity served a springboard to their success.
Translations
trans-top|flexible diving board
French: tremplin m
trans-mid
Spanish: trampolÃn m
trans-bottom
trans-top|platform on springs used in gymnastics
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|anything that launches or provides impulse
French: tremplin m
trans-mid
Spanish: trampolÃn m
trans-bottom
io:springboard
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