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Springboard   Listen
noun
Springboard  n.  An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Springboard" Quotes from Famous Books



... their own independence as soon as possible. Whether that independence is to be complete and international, or only as within the bounds of a Russian federative state, they do not seem quite to know themselves. Evidently, the very intelligent Ukrainian delegates intended to use us as a springboard from which they themselves could spring upon the Bolsheviks. Their idea was that we should acknowledge their independence, and then, with this as a fait accompli, they could face the Bolsheviks and force them to recognise ...
— In the World War • Count Ottokar Czernin

... swimming place for us. We used to plunge in from the branches of a tree which overhung the water a little ways above the lagoon and made a natural springboard. We could all swim like ducks, except Dutchy, who couldn't do anything but paddle. However, Uncle Ed was an expert, and he took Dutchy in hand and soon made a pretty good swimmer out of him. He also taught us some fancy strokes. ...
— The Scientific American Boy - The Camp at Willow Clump Island • A. Russell Bond



Words linked to "Springboard" :   point of departure, beginning, jumping-off point



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