springboard
Pronunciation:
noun
Definitions
A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water.
A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment.
Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something.
Example: The opportunity served a springboard to their success.
verb
Definitions
To launch or propel as if from a springboard, especially toward political office.