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beachhead

[ beech-hed ]

noun

  1. the area that is the first objective of a military force landing on an enemy shore.
  2. a secure initial position that has been gained and can be used for further advancement; foothold:

    The company has won a beachhead in the personal computer market.



beachhead

/ ˈːʃˌɛ /

noun

  1. an area on a beach that has been captured from the enemy and on which troops and equipment are landed
  2. the object of an amphibious operation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of beachhead1

First recorded in 1935–40; beach + head
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of beachhead1

C20: modelled on bridgehead
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Example Sentences

Some of those “bloodthirsty … race baiters,” Ickes believed, hoped to scare off the returning detainees from the “economic beachhead” they were trying to rebuild.

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In his address, he told activists he was on a mission to “professionalise and democratise” the party, having given it a "beachhead" in Parliament.

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“Southeast Asia, specifically Thailand and Indonesia, is the beachhead, both as a market and a production base,” said Lei Xing, an independent auto analyst and former chief editor of the China Automotive Review.

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But the caucus ultimately decided to back affiliation as long as A.L.U. members ratified it, saying it would help “turn the beachhead we’ve secured in Staten Island into a militant, autonomous local.”

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Sheltering in a bomb crater, Greene pounded out the first AP report from the beachhead, with wind flicking sand into his typewriter keys and rattling the paper.

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