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beachhead
has definitions from the field of military
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[ noun ] (military) an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
Synonyms Examples "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines" "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar" Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)When the Korean_war began , on June 25 , 1950 , the anniversary of the day Custer had gone_down fighting at the Little_Big_Horn and the day the regiment had assaulted the beachhead of Leyte during World_War_2 , , the 7_th_Cavalry was not in the best fighting condition . (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)Cuban S._S._R. : Whatever may have been the setbacks resulting from the unsuccessful attempt of the Cuban rebels to establish a beachhead on the Castro held mainland last week , there was at_least one positive benefit , and that was the clear-cut revelation to the whole world of the complete conversion of Cuba into a Russian dominated military base . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (military) a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation
Examples "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead" |
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[ noun ] an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments
Synonyms Examples "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors" "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market" Related terms |
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