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springboard

springboard

3 3.7
A flexible board used to jump higher in diving or gymnastics
  • noun
  • /ˈsprɪŋbɔrd/
translation icon : trampolín
  • "The plank started to vibrate like a springboard," Robert remembers.
  • springboard diving

So after being too short for basketball and too slow for for football, I stumbled onto springboard diving.

Examples

  • The gymnast practiced her routine on the springboard to enhance her performance.

  • Sin Cara fights out and tries his springboard elbow, but Cody ducks.

    Blog text (12)

  • - He jumps from a springboard... to a platform.

    Dumbo (1941)

  • Bend your knees so like a little springboard here, jump, that's it.

  • Jump on the springboard.

    Dumbo (1941)

  • Tags in Sin Cara, and he lands a springboard moonsault for a near fall.

    Blog text (12)

  • Layla with her signature springboard crossbody for a nearfall.

    Blog text (1)

  • Mysterio puts Rhodes down and lands a split-leg springboard moonsault for a near fall.

    Blog text (12)

  • After asking his physical education teacher for permission, Jackson proceeded to place a large wooden springboard in front of the basketball goal with hopes of using the springboard to catapult into the air and either dunk the basketball or touch the rim of the basketball goal.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The athlete launched herself off the springboard into a graceful dive.

Synonyms

diving board
vsspringboard
8 1.9

A long board people stand on to jump into a pool

is flexible and designed to spring the jumper upward
highboard
vsspringboard
5.8

A raised diving board high above the pool for diving

is flexible and used for upward jumps rather than high plunges

Compounds

springboard for
3 4.3

Something that helps you start and make progress in a job or career

How Springy

trampoline
40 2.8
springboard
3 3.7
board
274 1.0

Surface Forms

springboard singular
springboards plural

Morphology

springboard = spring + board (semi-transparent) = spring + board

While the components 'spring' and 'board' are clear, the specific meaning of a flexible board used in diving or gymnastics is a specialized usage.

Etymology

Springboard comes from two simple words: spring meaning 'to jump' and board meaning 'a flat piece of wood'. So a springboard is a flexible board that helps you jump higher, which is exactly the diving and gymnastics meaning.