diving board

noun

: springboard sense 1

Examples of diving board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An afternoon at Barton Springs will feel just like childhood summers spent at the neighborhood pool or camp lake with locals swimming laps, kids cannonballing off the diving board, and lifeguards with their watchful eye. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

The most famous of these is A Bigger Splash (1967), which shows a yellow diving board jutting out into a clear blue pool whose tranquility has been disrupted by someone who has just dove into the pool. — Devorah Lauter For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 June 2026

Activities include open access to an in-water inflatable obstacle course, organized games and races, crafts, land inflatables, and a big splash competition off the diving boards. — Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

On one side are lanes for lap swimming; on the other is a deep pool with three diving boards. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for diving board

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard

Kids Definition

diving board

noun

: a flexible board fastened at one end and used for diving into water