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Meaning
Noun
●
In Diving:
A
diving board
consisting of
a
flexible
,
springy
,
cantilevered
platform
, used for
diving
into water.
●
In Gymnastics:
A small
platform
on
springs
and usually
hinged
at one
end, used to
launch
or
vault
onto other equipment.
●
Anything that
gives
a person or
thing
energy or
impulse
, or that
serves
to
launch
or
begin
something.
Verb
●
To
launch
or
propel
as if
from a
springboard
, especially toward political office.
Sourced from
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Origin
springboard
English
board
English
bord
Middle English (1100-1500)
spring
English
springen
Middle English (1100-1500)
springan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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