Springboard

Definitions

1. A board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform that propels one into the air, used for diving or gymnastics.
2. Something that acts as a catalyst to begin or accelerate an action or growth.
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“The opportunity acted as a springboard for their success.”

“It was the section of the North Midland Railway from Derby to Ambergate which provided the springboard for a scheme that took shape⟳ in the early part of 1845 for a route through the Peak to Manchester.”

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