springboard - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'springboard' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.

1 . springboard

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a beginning from which an enterprise is launched

Example in sentence:

he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own;
reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions;
the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out

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