springboard
springboard Lexical Profile
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• noun
Something that provides a starting point, initial impetus, or advantageous launchpad for a subsequent activity, career, or enterprise.
"Her internship at the local newspaper served as a valuable springboard for a successful career in investigative journalism."
A flexible, elastic board used in gymnastics for vaulting or in swimming for diving, designed to give extra height and impetus to a leap.
"The gymnast sprinted down the mat, hit the springboard at full speed, and executed a flawless vault."
• verb
To launch, propel, or advance rapidly upward or forward from an initial starting point or advantage.
"The viral success of their debut album helped springboard the indie band into international stardom."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-19th century as a compound of the Old English roots 'spring' (to leap or bound) and 'board' (a plank of wood), likely modeled on the Dutch word 'springplank' or German 'Sprungbrett'.