beachhead
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beachhead
- /ˈbiːt͡ʃhɛd/
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From beach + head.
noun beachheads · beach head · beach-head
- An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material
- A coastal landing place. [...] the SR is confident of Newhaven's appeal as a starting point convenient for Southern England generally and of Dieppe's attraction as a beachhead from which motorists' routes to the principal holiday areas from the French coastline will be shortened.
- An initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold. Muslim influence in Arakan was of great cultural and political importance. In effect, Arakan was the beachhead for Muslim penetration into other parts of Burma even if it never achieved the same degree of importance it did in Arakan. As a result of the close land and sea contacts maintained between
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noun area of hostile territory
| 中文 | 灘頭陣地 /滩头阵地 tāntóu zhèndì |
|---|---|
| Français | tête de pont |
| Deutsch | Brückenkopf, Landekopf |
| Italiano | testa di ponte |
| Ελληνικά | προγεφύρωμα progefýroma |
| Русский | плацда́рм placdárm |
noun initial success
| Español | cabeza de playa, punto de apoyo |
|---|---|
| עברית | קרש קפיצה keresh kefitzah |
Talk about this word "beachhead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beachhead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. beachhead. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beachhead "beachhead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beachhead.
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@misc{beachhead_2026,
title = {beachhead},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beachhead},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
