springboard
/ˈsprɪŋˌbɔrd/, /-ˌboʊrd/ n [C]Definition
› a board that bends when you jump on the end of it, used to help you jump higher in some sports or physical exercises › A springboard is also something that provides an opportunity to achieve something: Many young women hope modeling will be a springboard to stardom.
(Definition of springboard n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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