stepping stone

Significat (Anglès)

1. A stone that can be stepped on in crossing something, especially a marsh or creek.
2. (idiomatic) Something used as a way to progress to something or somewhere else.

Sinònims

bridge

diving board

footrest

means

path

🛣️

springboard

horse-block

Traduccions

marchepied

Sprungbrett

Trittstein

pas japonais

Trittleiter

Stehleiter

Schrittstein

gué

palier

tremplin

acciottolato

viatico

sasseto

selciaia

degrau

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈstɛp.ɪŋ stəʊn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

First attested circa 1325; first used in the figurative sense circa 1653.