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beachhead::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | foothold |
| Type of | accomplishment, achievement |
the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors.
beachhead::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bridgehead, foothold |
the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead.
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A beachhead was quickly established, and the main offensive began on January 24.
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The British Empire formations were assigned to the eastern end of the beachhead.
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Each infected PC becomes a beachhead to breach other PCs and harvest more data.
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Facing only small-scale German attacks, the Allies quickly secured a beachhead.
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The 1st Special Service Force took two offshore islands to protect the beachhead.
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Drag racing, for example, has established more than a beachhead in NASCAR country.
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The next night the 505th PIR was also dropped into the beachhead as reinforcement.
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The Americans named the beachhead Yellow Beach for operational identification.
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A small number of Guards reached the shore and maintained a tenuous beachhead.
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- A bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"
- An initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"
- Beachhead is a military term used to describe the line created when a unit (by sea) reaches a beach, and begins to defend that area of beach, while other reinforcements (it is hoped) help out, until a unit large enough to begin advancing has arrived. ...
- Beachhead is a 1954 Technicolor war film based on Captain Richard G. Hubler USMCR's 1945 novel I've Got Mine. It was filmed in Kauai by Aubrey Schenck Productions, released through United Artists and directed by Stuart Heisler.
- Beach Head (also released as Beachhead and Beach-Head) is a character from the G.I. Joe series, ''''. He first appeared in the 1986 edition of the toyline and made appearances in both the and comics, where he serves as the Joe Team's sergeant major.
- Season nine of Stargate SG-1, an American-Canadian television series, began airing on July 15, 2005 on SCI FI. The ninth season concluded on March 10, 2006, after 20 episodes on the same channel. The series was originally developed by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, and Brad Wright, Robert C. ...
- 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; an initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold
- The secure initial position of an amphibious assault, used for further advancement and resupply, a foothold or WAY POINT; see PHASE LINE, AIMPOINT, compare AIRHEAD, BRIDGEHEAD. [cf: esplanade]
- A footing gained on hostile shores by an army.
