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UK
/spɹˈɪŋbɔːd/
]
[ US /ˈspɹɪŋˌbɔɹd/ ]
[ US /ˈspɹɪŋˌbɔɹd/ ]
NOUN
- a flexible board for jumping upward
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a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions
he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own
the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out
How To Use springboard In A Sentence
- It could have been the springboard to victory over the Hammers but the players looked jaded. The Sun
- The springboard is set 3m above the pool and the fixed platform at 10m. Times, Sunday Times
- Nitro pounds on Benjamin, but now Carlito gets his highspot with a springboard plancha. Scott's Blog of Doom
- If successful, the play could be a springboard to great things for all involved. Times, Sunday Times
- The following quotes and excerpts ought to provide you with a good springboard for further research into the topic.
- The document provided a springboard for a lot of useful discussion.
- Instead it is a springboard upon which to hurtle back downwards at approaching the speed of light. Times, Sunday Times
- The pair had the concert's first half to themselves, with compositions by each as the springboard for jazz jamming. Times, Sunday Times
- From the moment of his arrival in England, George of Denmark showed no sign of any inclination to use his social position as a springboard for a political career.
- There are still many traditional styles of ‘architecture’ that can be the springboards for inspired design.
