springboard
noun
1. a flexible board for jumping upward
Definition categories: man–made, board
2. a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
- he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own
Definition categories: act, beginning, commencement, start
Sentences with springboard as a noun:
- The opportunity served a springboard to their success.
verb
1. (transitive) To launch or propel as if from a springboard.