diving board

noun

1. a springboard.

diving board

noun

1. a platform or springboard from which swimmers may dive

Word History and Origins

Origin of diving board¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Tom Daley has been making a name for himself at the Tokyo Olympic Games on and off the diving board.

From Time

Now we have someone who used to be on Jersey Shore jumping off a diving board.

From The Daily Beast

As I came toward them she left the group and climbed up on the diving board.

From Project Gutenberg

Johnny Simms did not jounce up and down on the diving board to start.

From Project Gutenberg

The thumbs should be locked, the knees slightly bent, and the edge of the diving-board gript well with the toes.

From Project Gutenberg

The side dive is made by standing sideways on the diving-board, the forward foot turned so that the toes grip the edge of board.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a "cricket-bat" willow, and it overhung the diving-board at an angle out of the vertical.

From Project Gutenberg