noun
- flexible boards used for jumping or diving, typically in swimming pools or gymnastics
- things that serve as starting points or means of progress toward something else
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The swimmers practiced their dives from the springboards at the pool.
- Olympic divers use flexible springboards to gain height and momentum.
- Her internships served as springboards to a successful career in finance.
- The research grants became springboards for groundbreaking scientific discoveries.
- Community colleges often act as springboards to four-year universities.
- The debate team used current events as springboards for their arguments.