springboard
pronunciation
How to pronounce springboard in British English:
UK [ˈsprɪŋbɔ:d]
How to pronounce springboard in American English:
US [ˈsprɪŋbɔrd]
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- Noun:
- a flexible board for jumping upward
- a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
Word Origin
- springboard (n.)
- also spring-board, 1799, from spring (v.) + board (n.1).
Example
- 1. But mom and dad 's success was only a springboard for tran .
- 2. If you are a heavy app user on you ios device your springboard probably isn 't cutting it for you anymore .
- 3. Luo was competing in his first olympics , although he won a world championship in synchro springboard last year .
- 4. Morgan stanley had hoped to use its initial stake in cicc as a springboard to build its own local securities firm .
- 5. London 's position as a springboard for emerging markets vastly increases its allure .