English dictionary

springboard

/'spr/I//N/,b/oU/rd/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a flexible board for jumping upward

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
a beginning from which an enterprise is launched

noun.act

Examples
He uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own.

Synonyms jumping-off point point of departure

Source: WordNet 3.0
An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising.

noun

Source: webster1913