SPRINGBOARD


Meaning of SPRINGBOARD in English

(~s)

1.

If something is a ~ for something else, it makes it possible for that thing to happen or start.

The 1981 budget was the ~ for an economic miracle...

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2.

A ~ is a flexible board from which you jump into a swimming pool or onto a piece of gymnastic equipment.

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