From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspringboardspring‧board /ˈsprɪŋbɔːd $ -bɔːrd/ noun [countable] 1 HELPsomething that helps you to start doing somethingspringboard for The TV soap has been a springboard for a lot of careers.2 DSSa strong board for jumping on or off, used when diving (dive1(1)) or doing gymnastics
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springboard• The cast in-situ concrete diving platforms have 3m springboards together with 3,5, 7 and 10m fixed platforms.• Maybe this will be a springboard for us to compete for the rest of the season.• His new job was a springboard for Mr Major's own Cabinet career.• The full-colour illustrations will motivate children's interest and provide an excellent springboard for both oral and written work.• She should be a favorite in the three-meter springboard and the platform, but things are never that simple for Clark.• This story can be the springboard to a whole set of tales about the lion and the mouse.• Close friends Melisa Moses and Jenny Keim earned the two springboard spots.springboard for• He used his years in the Senate as a springboard for his presidential campaign. 