a flexible board for jumping upward
a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
"he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"
"reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"
"the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"
A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water.
To launch or propel as if from a springboard, especially toward political office.