English-Thai Dictionary

steppingstone

N ก้อนหิน ที่ วาง ให้ เหยียบ  kon-hin-ti-wang-hai-yiab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STEPPING

ppr. Moving, or advancing by a movement of the foot or feet; placing; fixing or erecting, as a mast.

 

STEPPING

n.The act of walking or running by steps.

 

STEPPING-STONE

n.A stone to raise the feet above the dirt and mud in walking.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STEPPING-STONE

STEPPING-STONE Step "ping-stone `, n.

 

1. A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking.

 

2. Fig. : A means of progress or advancement. These obstacles his genius had turned into stepping-stones. Macaulay. That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things. Tennyson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

steppingstone

step ping stone |ˈstepiNGˌstōn ˈstɛpɪŋˌstoʊn | ▶noun a raised stone used singly or in a series as a place on which to step when crossing a stream or muddy area. • an undertaking or event that helps one to make progress toward a specified goal: the school championships are a steppingstone to international competition.

 

Oxford Dictionary

stepping stone

step |ping stone ▶noun a raised stone used singly or in a series as a place on which to step when crossing a stream or muddy area. • an action or event that helps one to make progress towards a specified goal: the school championships are a stepping stone to international competition.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stepping-stone

st é pping-st ò ne 名詞 C 1 【昇進 出世などへの 】踏み台 ; 手段, 方法 «to » .2 踏み石, 飛び石 .